SEIU Calls on Carlyle to Disclose Info About Its Sewer Sludge Business

As part of SEIU’s ongoing efforts to hold private equity buyout firms accountable for the impact of their actions on people’s lives, SEIU on Dec. 17th called on global buyout firm the Carlyle Group to disclose information about the potential health hazards associated with its sewer sludge business Synagro Technologies.

Although Carlyle owns Synagro, it isn’t required to publicly disclose information or answer questions about its business practices.

To call attention to this lack of transparency, as well as to the significant health complaints reported by residents living near sites where Synagro sewer sludge has been applied, SEIU held a demonstration outside Carlyle’s Washington, DC offices with demonstrators dressed in hazmat suits. More »