Over 100 local governments have ceased collecting recyclables due to dramatically increasing costs and the pandemic. Bill Bensing, Director of Public Services in Kirkwood, Missouri, discusses how he controls contamination, … Continue reading Research and Education Sustain Recycling in Kirkwood, Missouri, APWA Reporter, March 2021
In their recent Waste Management & Research Editorial Importance of long-term care for landfills, co-authors H. James Law and David E. Ross discuss applying best practices and lessons learned over … Continue reading Importance of long-term care for landfills, WM&R, Mar. 2021
Pat Sullivan discusses why SWICS is a better calculation process for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. SWICS follows a protocol to calculate collection efficiency and arrives at how much gas trash … Continue reading Renewed Focus On Landfill Calculations As Waste Industry Faces Pressure To Reduce Emissions, ...
Unannounced air regulatory inspections are an inevitable part of the life of a landfill. David Greene makes several suggestions to effectively prepare and engage with your inspector. This article appears … Continue reading How to Turn an Inspection into a Welcome Visit, EM, March 2021
When a regulator walks in the front door, we want our system to look shiny and new so that the regulator might cut us some slack. Bill Lape takes us … Continue reading Epic Fail: Lipstick on a Pig, RETA, March 2021
