SCS Blog

June 6, 2016

Success in Selective Routing Can Help Ensure Clean Recycling Materials in the Commercial Space

This innovative sustainable materials management approach involves strategically picking up loads from businesses that generate similar types of discards. The linked article discusses the approach of following simple procedures governing … Continue reading Success in Selective Routing Can Help Ensure Clean Recycling Materials in the Commercial ...

May 30, 2016

How Do Agencies Manage to Keep Their Recycled Glass Programs Viable?

Glass accounts for almost 5% of the municipal solid waste stream; state and local agencies have set ambitious zero waste goals; many agencies are not ready to give up on … Continue reading How Do Agencies Manage to Keep Their Recycled Glass Programs Viable?

May 18, 2016

RISE Community Development Wins the 2016 Yvetter H. Younge Award

East Alton Defense Area Rehabilitation Project Receives Illinois Governor’s Affordable Housing Champion Award. SCS Engineers provides environmental services that help move redevelopment project forward. – Congratulations RISE! Mark Stroker, Director of Real Estate … Continue reading RISE Community Development Wins the 2016 Yvetter H. Younge Award

May 17, 2016

SCS Advice from the Field: How to Increase the Flow Capacity of the Final Cover Drainage Layer Over a Concaved Portion of a Landfill Slope

The drainage layers of landfill final covers normally go through a rigorous flow capacity evaluation. This evaluation is necessary to ensure that the volume of water reaching the drainage layer … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: How to Increase the Flow Capacity of the ...

May 13, 2016

EPA Information Summaries: Limitations on Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Wells

An SCS Engineers Technical Bulletin will be released early in the week. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued limits on methane emissions from oil and gas wells that are more … Continue reading EPA Information Summaries: Limitations on Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Wells