SCS Blog

July 10, 2018

Landfill Heat Management – Considerations for Future Development

Recent experience has shown that deep landfills with high levels of organic matter and high levels of moisture in the waste column either through precipitation, leachate recirculation, or disposal of sludges can potentially create conditions deep in the waste column so that heat generated within the landfill cannot escape ...

July 10, 2018

SCS Welcomes Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program Project Director William Lape

SCS Engineers recently added ammonia refrigeration Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program (PSM/RMP) Project Director William Lape to their professional team working with industrial clients. Mr. Lape joins the … Continue reading SCS Welcomes Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program Project Director William Lape ...

July 6, 2018

SWANA WASTECON® – Music to one’s ears

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July 5, 2018

SCS Advice from the Field: Landfill Disposal Cell Base Slope Design

One of the most important regulatory requirements on a landfill’s bottom lining system drainage layer is that the maximum head of leachate over the liner should not exceed 1 ft. When this requirement was developed, the consensus was that the drainage layer consisted of granular materials. Later, ...

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