High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are among the most commonly used pipes in the landfill industry. HDPE pipes are used as high-pressure carriers for leachate, gas condensate, compressed air, … Continue reading Pressure Testing of HDPE Pipes in the Landfill Industry
Navigating environmental permitting for new construction or expansion projects can be daunting. The process is filled with regulatory hurdles, stakeholder concerns, and the ever-present risk of costly delays. Drawing … Continue reading Environmental Permitting: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls to Avoid
Solid waste engineers prepare large sets of drawings for landfill design. The set typically includes several sheets of plan drawings, large-scale cross-sections of the landfill, and many cross-section and plan … Continue reading Using Waste Limits to Simplify Landfill Design
On December 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), launched a new webpage entitled the Clean Air Act Resource for Data Centers. … Continue reading Balancing the Phenomena of Data Center Growth with Our Environment
Landfills are located on properties with different geometric shapes and angles, including concave side slopes. The landfill boundary is decided by considering many different conditions that may exist at … Continue reading Managing Water in Landfill Final Cover at Concave Side Slopes
