SCS Blog

July 2, 2018

SCS Advice from the Field: Purchasing Optic and Robotic Sorters

Optical sorters and robotic sorters may work in two different areas of an MRF. For heavy volumes of a few related commodities (i.e., plastic containers) the optical sorters would be … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Purchasing Optic and Robotic Sorters

June 29, 2018

SCS Engineers Welcomes Wendell Minshew to Our Sacramento Office

SCS Engineers continues to expand and advance its team of environmental professionals in Northern California by welcoming Wendell L. Minshew, a licensed professional engineer specializing in civil engineering. “As a … Continue reading SCS Engineers Welcomes Wendell Minshew to Our Sacramento Office

June 26, 2018

Zero Waste: How to Plan Sustainable School Waste Programs

A waste audit is then conducted to evaluate all the waste streams produced by a school/school district. Auditors walk through the school/school district to identify where waste is generated and evaluate what comprises the waste (i.e. sort the garbage). SCS Engineers likes to involve students during the waste audit ...

June 25, 2018

The Challenge with Solid Waste and Recycling Firefighting Technologies – Paying for Them

SCS Engineers believes that preventative strategies and designs are superior and in the long term are safer and less costly. For example, system costs typically include the monthly 24/7 monitoring and operation and set up for multi-year periods (e.g., ten years). At one MRF that experienced a fire, SCS ...

June 13, 2018

SCS Engineers Atlanta Moves to a New Office in Duluth, GA

SCS is always on the lookout for talented senior level professionals in the environmental consulting community. The Atlanta Environmental Services (ES) group is seeking experienced, humble, hungry, and smart senior level consultants with client relationships and business development capabilities to join our team.