Predicting Landfill Fill Rates, Ultimate Capacity, and Closure Dates

Robert (Bob) Stearns’s Remaining Capacity Method for determining landfill life is still in use and referenced often. The method is part of this whitepaper by Ambrose McCready, PE, and Robert Stearns, PE, DEE.

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