Charlotte, North Carolina

====Waste treatment====
Charlotte has a municipal waste system consisting of trash pickup, water distribution, and waste treatment. There are five waste water treatment plants operated by Charlotte Water (previously Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/utilities/Pages/Home.aspx |title=Charlotte Utilities&nbsp;— Home |website=Charmeck.org |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Charlotte has a [[biosolids]] program.<ref name="Charlotte Water">{{cite web|url=http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Utilities/Environment/Pages/Biosolids.aspx|title=Charlotte Water|website=City of Charlotte Government|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Some Chester residents spoke out against the program on February 26, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrhi.com/2013/02/controversial-sludge-disposal-draws-friends-foes-in-four-s-c-counties-75952 |title=Controversial 'sludge' disposal draws friends, foes in four S.C. counties |website=Wrhi.com |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Charlotte's sludge is handled, transported, and spread on farm fields in Chester by a company called Synagro, a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[Carlyle Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carlyle.com/news-room/news-release-archive/carlyle-group-acquire-synagro-technologies-576-share|title=News Release Archive {{!}} The Carlyle Group|website=Carlyle.com|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Charlotte's sludge is of the "CLASS B" variety, which means it still contains detectable levels of pathogens.<ref name="Charlotte Water"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/biosolids/tnsss-overview.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629150404/http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/biosolids/tnsss-overview.cfm|archive-date=June 29, 2014|title=Biosolids: Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey Report - Overview|website=US EPA|date=April 23, 2014|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref>