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, ...
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
SCS Engineers continues to expand and advance its team of environmental professionals in Northern California by welcoming Wendell L. Minshew, a licensed professional engineer specializing in civil engineering. “As a … Continue reading SCS Engineers Welcomes Wendell Minshew to Our Sacramento Office
A waste audit is then conducted to evaluate all the waste streams produced by a school/school district. Auditors walk through the school/school district to identify where waste is generated and evaluate what comprises the waste (i.e. sort the garbage). SCS Engineers likes to involve students during the waste audit ...
SCS Engineers believes that preventative strategies and designs are superior and in the long term are safer and less costly. For example, system costs typically include the monthly 24/7 monitoring and operation and set up for multi-year periods (e.g., ten years). At one MRF that experienced a fire, SCS ...
