Material recovery facilities (MRFs) are seeing many challenges that directly impact operations. Some of these challenges include: new recycled material quality standards from China, the ratcheting up of voluntary and mandatory local and state recycling goals, lower tolerance for … Continue reading AI and Optical scanners, engineered fuel and 3D modelling are key considerations when ...
Ryan Joslyn University of Central Florida, MS Robert P. Stearns/SCS Engineers Master’s Scholar Project: Field Investigation of an Elevated Temperature Florida Landfill For reasons that are not entirely clear, incidents … Continue reading Our Congratulations to the SWANA 2017 Scholarship Winners
Temporary Landfill Caps Temporarily capping landfill slopes is becoming a common measure for landfill operators. There are many benefits to closing landfill slopes with geomembrane on a temporary basis. … Continue reading SCS Advice From the Field: Temporary Caps for Landfills – A Good Financial ...
The characteristics noted in this blog have been observed in a few large, deep, wet landfills. Field investigations at landfills with high temperatures revealed that the highest temperatures are generally located at mid-point to the two-thirds depth of waste from the top surface. Temperatures as high as 250 ...
The first step to avoid these problems and identify problem soils is to include perimeter areas in your subsurface investigation. Perform soil borings or test pit excavations at the locations of the proposed perimeter features such as tanks or berms.
