Landfill

Conserving airspace is a hot topic among landfill owners. They are as good at maximizing this space as their technology, processes, and skills sets are. It’s all about compaction and layering, and investing in traditional equipment like bulldozers...

Steve Linehan, senior project manager with SCS Engineers, has earned a companywide reputation for his knowledge, expertise and integrity. He was recently named a 2020 Waste360 40 Under 40 award recipient.  ...

California’s Senate Bill 1383 could mean big changes for landfills, which will have to find a home for organics that they will no longer be able to bury. The bill will have a particular impact on landfills that have been capturing methane from...

July 7, 2020 -- The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department has been looking for ways to improve recycling programs and overall diversion from landfilling for the past decade. Their Tajiguas Landfill serves the South Coast and Santa Ynez...

Landfill closure plans should start from the day a site is permitted, continue through its active life and, all along, operators should consider what they will need to show regulators once they are ready to install the final cap. They will need to...