Public Works: Landfill Operation & Management

How methane gas extraction works

Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:11:44 EST

Engineering and installing extraction wells requires expertise that virtually all owners contract out. Here is what these specialty contractors do, and why.

Cleaning up after landfill fires

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:40 EST

Landfill saves at least 30% on debris removal by renting equipment and hiring temporary operators.

More troubles for Hawaiian landfill

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 05:17:03 EST

EPA assesses Waste Management and City and County of Honolulu $1.1 million penalty for clean air violations.

Virginia's 'Waste Line Express' continues to deliver: Moving solid waste by rail

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:53:01 EST

A regional solid waste operation partners with a railroad to move trash without increasing traffic.

E-waste laws affect two-thirds of Americans

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:02:03 EST

To encourage e-waste recycling, U.S. e-waste laws do one of two things: require manufacturers to provide recycling options or ban specific items from landfill disposal.

Solid waste products 2012

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:05:05 EST

Unload used jet hoses, sweeper brushes, etc., for free

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:05:22 EST

Business specializes in salvaging and reusing municipal waste.

EPA's upward revision of U.S. recycling rate deceptive

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:45:13 EST

Reverting to former formulas shows a significant drop in e-waste recycling.

Trash travels by rail car in Roanoke, Va.

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:03:00 EST

In 1992 Vinton, Va. --in partnership with the city of Roanoke and Roanoke county-- became one of the first cities in the United States to use existing railroad tracks to transport solid waste from its transfer station to a landfill.

RecycleMatch website matches solid waste sellers, buyers

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:47:08 EST

RecycleMatch is an invitation-only online marketplace that allows users to set up and manage their own online auctions, sealed bid sales, reverse auctions, RFPs, landfill diversion listings, recyclables, organics, chemicals, and equipment. Subscribers can invite one or two of their own trusted buyers or investigate and invite potential buyers from the site's database.

Five landfill compaction best practices

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 04:46:48 EST

At its root, the landfill business is a simple mathematical calculation. A landfill receives a permit for a certain number of acres and is relegated to how deep it can dig and how high it can go. The result is a finite number of cubic yards of space that, depending on anticipated waste stream and compaction densities, determines the landfill's projected life expectancy.

The double-edged sword of recycling

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:52:18 EST

Revenues suffer when sustainability messaging is effective. Here's how one solid waste enterprise fund balances the books.

Another life lost in the course of duty

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:50:05 EST

Another life lost in the course of duty

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:11:10 EST

Most of us focus on the negative impact of garbage on the community as a whole:

Solid Waste 2011

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:53:27 EST

55% gradeability

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:04:07 EST

The case for cost-sharing solid waste services and landfill monitoring.

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:08:53 EST

Although Maryland isn't pushing consolidation, a chemist and laboratory supervisor for Baltimore County's Bureau of Utilities thinks cities and counties should cost-share - particularly vis-à-vis solid waste.

Company seeks demonstration sites

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:17:55 EST

By the book

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:18:49 EST

Following a detailed soil and groundwater management plan can help prevent contamination issues on water utility projects before construction begins.

Self-powered automatic bioremediation system

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:25:18 EST