Ladysmith is literally turning waste into a resource by transforming treated sewer sludge into usable gardening soil and offering it free to residents. The program, aimed at reducing landfill and cutting disposal costs, converts biosolids from the town’s wastewater treatment process into a nutrient-rich soil supplement. BioBloom is the name that town officials have given to the finished product. “BioBloom is a high-quality compost made from orga…