Landfill Operations

As it braces for enforcement of the state’s organics diversion law, Orange County is working to create other beneficial uses for its green waste.

Jim Fish, president and CEO of Waste Management, discusses the MRF of the Future, some of the company’s “big ideas and bold actions” and how the conversation around sustainability has changed.

Industry leaders describe how landfills’ roles are changing and how operators are adapting.

The policy states operators should inspect and maintain the landfill’s final cover systems even after the end of the post-closure care period.

Four companies had enough methane releases to equal the warming effect of more than 725,000 internal combustion engine passenger vehicles added to the road for a year.

Meridian’s footprint expansion includes a C&D landfill, three transfer stations and a hauling company.

Adding liquid to landfilled waste must be done in a very controlled manner, or operators can run into problems.

As landfills face closure and waste-to-energy projects stall, various counties in Hawaii are dealing with waste management issues.

The Subtitle D landfill has served Walker County, Ala., since 1995, employs 15 full-time employees and supports 82 direct and indirect jobs in the county.

SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation report identifies causes of incidents and solutions.