SCS Blog

July 13, 2016

SCS Advice from the Field: How can recycling collectors ensure clean material when serving the commercial space?

By following the simple procedures governing selective routing in the commercial space, it is possible to turn a high disposal garbage collection system into a high diversion recycling system, without … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: How can recycling collectors ensure clean material when ...

July 11, 2016

SCS Engineers Expands Ecological Service Capabilities for the Protection of Sensitive Natural Resources

Sensitive natural resources include but are not limited to the following: Threatened and Endangered (T&E) species and their habitats, wildlife refuges, wetlands, and tribal burial grounds. These are areas where … Continue reading SCS Engineers Expands Ecological Service Capabilities for the Protection of Sensitive Natural Resources ...

July 6, 2016

SCS Advice from the Field: Proven Methods to Reduce Contamination in Recycling

Contamination causes major problems for recycling programs. Improving communication plays a pivotal role in solving the issue.   Tracie Onstad Bills, Northern California Director, Sustainable Materials Management at SCS Engineers Thank … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Proven Methods to Reduce Contamination in Recycling

June 29, 2016

Environmental Women: CRRA Announces 2016 Service Awards – Two SCS Professionals Honored

SCS Engineers’ Tracie Onstad Bills and Leslie Lukacs were both selected to receive the California Resource Recovery Association’s (CRRA) prestigious Service Award this year. According to CRRA Executive Director, John … Continue reading Environmental Women: CRRA Announces 2016 Service Awards – Two SCS Professionals Honored

June 27, 2016

Besides grapes, water is the second most important ingredient in wine. 

It’s not just that we like wine and happen to live and work in every wine producing region of the U.S.; SCS Engineers understands the need for clean water resources … Continue reading Besides grapes, water is the second most important ingredient in wine.