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July 19, 2017

Compost Design: If you have 30 acres, 3 acres, or 1/3 acre available, you have room to compost

The compost technologies available today allow facilities to be right-sized to fit your needs and constraints.   Most of us are familiar with small-scale backyard composting and with large-scale yard … Continue reading Compost Design: If you have 30 acres, 3 acres, or 1/3 acre available, ...

July 18, 2017

10 Tips for Preventing Landfill Leachate

Hot off the Press at Waste360.com Article and Slideshow of Landfills using these Best Practices to prevent leachate. Click Hot off the Press to view.

July 10, 2017

Norfolk Riverfront Using Eco-Friendly Redevelopment and Restoration Techniques

Studies have indicated that pilings and other artificial structures provide possible environmental benefits, such as habitat for invertebrates, roosts for birds, and a spawning location for certain fish species (e.g., herring). However, far more studies have indicated potential harm from treated structures. It is documented that pilings will leach ...

July 5, 2017

SCS Top 10 Upstream Measures to Prevent Landfill Leachate Generation

Landfill operators are seeking new means to dispose of leachate generated at their facilities more economically. Rising costs of leachate treatment at publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) obliges landfill operators to look for alternative disposal means at a lower price. These situations encourage landfill operators and consultants to do ...

June 28, 2017

SCS Solid Waste Series: Doing More with Less, Funding a Solid Waste Fleet Replacement Program

This article provides the SCS methodology used to make projections for the financial performance of solid waste collection and disposal during a five-year planning period for the City of Pensacola, Florida. … Continue reading SCS Solid Waste Series: Doing More with Less, Funding a Solid Waste Fleet ...