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December 11, 2020

What Landfill Operators Should Know About Methane Oxidation, Waste360, Dec. 2020

SCS Engineers Ray Huff and Patrick Sullivan discuss methane oxidation in landfill covers. Emerging research implies that oxidation can vary from 10 to 35 percent.  Among influencers of oxidation capacity … Continue reading What Landfill Operators Should Know About Methane Oxidation, Waste360, Dec. 2020

December 11, 2020

What’s in your Groundwater Monitoring Plan?

David Atteberry’s article suggests how by safely reevaluating your groundwater monitoring, you can find opportunities to greatly reduce the cost of monitoring and realize a return on investment faster. Share … Continue reading What’s in your Groundwater Monitoring Plan?

December 11, 2020

Landfill Final Cover Design and Planning for Long Term Performance

In his most recent article, Ali Khatami provides design and permitting advice for final cover systems with features that prolong the system’s performance beyond the landfill’s long-term care period. Share … Continue reading Landfill Final Cover Design and Planning for Long Term Performance

December 11, 2020

Managing Waste in the Time of COVID, Talking Trash, Dec. 2020

Collier County, Florida, continues its waste management services with zero closures, service disruptions, and zero work-related exposure cases. Kari Hodgson, Director of Collier County Solid Waste, describes the principles and … Continue reading Managing Waste in the Time of COVID, Talking Trash, Dec. 2020

December 11, 2020

Cost Saving Approach to Redeveloping on Old Landfills or Dumps, Dec. 2020

Som Kundral, P.E. and Manny Hernandez, P.E., BCEE, write about the use of innovative approaches and deep dynamic compaction to return impaired lands to good use and in pristine condition. … Continue reading Cost Saving Approach to Redeveloping on Old Landfills or Dumps, Dec. 2020