Good Landfill Operations and Management Practices Can Significantly Reduce the Threat of Landfill Fires and Atmospheric Pollution
If the challenge of managing an open and closing a landfill wasn’t enough, landfill owners must keep up with the demands of preventing and putting out landfill fires that carry toxic plumes of dangerous smoke throughout the atmosphere. Whether you know it or not, these landfill fires effect every human being on the planet. An […]
Discover How to Set Landfill Tipping Fees to Achieve Intergenerational Fairness
Author: Thomas (Tom) Karston Ph.D, Lead Financial Analyst at Vikek How Should Landfill Tipping Fees for Today’s Customers Help Cover Costs Over Many Decades Into the Future? While modern landfill management involves many critical engineering and environmental challenges, the not-so-simple question of how much to charge customers might be even more important. However, while landfill […]
Best Practices in Geomembrane Applications for Wastewater Lagoons
Optimizing Geomembrane Design and Operation Using the Action Leakage Rate Author: Gary Arndt, Vikek Environmental Engineers, LLC Geomembrane-lined lagoons present unique challenges during their design and construction as well as over the many years they are in service. This blog post aims to help wastewater lagoon operators achieve cost-effective operations in this important waste management […]
Assessment Tools for Cost-Effectively Improving Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Effectiveness
Landfill Gas collection and control systems (GCCSs) are integral parts of all modern landfill environmental management facilities. In many large landfills, landfill gas (LFG) is processed for beneficial use to heat homes and produce electricity, and not merely flared. In such operations, the GCCS must be designed to achieve dual goals − preventing harmful non-methanogenic […]
Transformation of a Closed Landfill into a Valuable Asset is Achievable with the Right Framework
The Closed Landfill Value Realization Challenge: Despite over 30 years of effort, we have not adequately solved the closed landfill (CLF) value realization challenges. Since the late 1980s, over 5,000 solid waste landfills have closed and most of these are now subject to perpetual post-closure care, according to data published by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and Statista.com.
Pacific Northwest Solid Waste Management
Pacific Northwest businesses, cities and municipalities strive to be leaders in solid waste management. Solid waste management facility owners and operators must invest a lot of resources to contend with the enormous task of collecting, recycling, transporting and disposing of wasteful leftover products used and produced by local businesses and citizens. In addition, resources must […]
The Value of Implementing Best Solid Waste Management Practices
Many organizations face environmental, engineering, and management challenges beyond what they can handle. Solid waste management enterprises are facing increasing financial burden; waste recycling facilities are over-burdened to the point of shut down, which leads to the accumulation of more materials; thousands of old landfills have been forced to close and require significant budget allocations […]
