insurance: Protecting Landfills in a Changing Regulatory Climate 

Joseph Catanese

No one feels the sting of changing regulations like landfill owners, and no one area in a site's risk management plan can be affected more significantly...

landfills: New Life for Old Tires in Iowa Landfill 

Daniel R. Scott

Sometimes when you have a good idea, you just have to roll with it - despite the obstacles.In planning its landfill expansion, Iowa City, Iowa, officials...

Got Gas? Go Sell It 

Mary Schoen, Steve Fine and Marcia Gowen

Two of the prime directives in marketing are know your product and know your customer. Landfill gas (LFG) developers know how to pull the product out...

Landfill Permits Out of Corps' Hands 

Barry Shanoff

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has no authority to prevent construction of a municipal solid waste landfill on a wetlands site, under a federal appeals...

landfills: How Boats, Planes and Wildlife Can Co-exist at the Old Landfill 

Risa W. Fisher

Plans for a model airplane field atop an old landfill may take flight if two Texas communities agree. This creative concept for a closed site is the result...

LANDFILLS: Should You Keep Your Landfill Wet? 

John Rohr and Helen May

Is recirculation a cost-efficient option for handling leachate? Under the appropriate circumstances and at the right site, this management practice could...

LANDFILL: Mill Weaves Landfill Gas Power into Production 

Elizabeth Treadway

One North Carolina textile manufacturer has gained a new respect for landfills. Cone Mills Corp., Greensboro, now is using the methane gas generated at...

landfills: Soil Covers Provide Alternatives for Closure 

John Rohr

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may lay down the rules for landfill closure, but when it comes to final covers, there may be a natural alternative.For...

landfills: Choosing an Alternative Liner System Proves Difficult 

Robert Hauser Jr.

Demonstrating that an alternative liner system is effective and meets regulatory requirements can be tricky.During Subtitle D's development, the U.S....

Landfill Gas Symposium: Reduce Global Warming by Using Landfill Gas 

John H. Skinner

The Kyoto meeting is over. Now, the difficult phase of winning approval for a greenhouse gas reduction treaty is underway in the United States.Although...

landfills: One Man's Closure is Another Man's Cash 

Bob Hauser

Landfill closure and capping can be expensive for any community. But, by reusing the land, communities can create beneficial and even revenue-generating...

landfills: Bioreactor Electrifies the Northwest 

Bob Royer

The nation's first commercial-scale biological reactor soon will produce its first kilowatt hour of electricity due to pending final negotiations between...

landfills: Statistical Analysis Saves Landfills Compliance Headaches 

Tim Kenyon,

Whether it confirms that design and operational practices are preventing groundwater contamination or signals the need for corrective action, statistical...

landfills: Six Steps To Value Engineering 

Robert Hauser

Diminishing budgets and increased demand for quality have made "value engineering (VE)" the buzz words integral to many solid waste projects' success.An...

landfills: Financial Test Adds Flexibility For Owners/Operators 

Beth Burnett-Balga

Good news for municipalities: A final rule granting municipalities more flexibility to meet financial assurance obligations for closure, post-closure...

landfills: Glacial Till Acts As Natural Landfill Liner 

Tim Kenyon

If a landfill liner had experienced no leaks in the last 12,000 years, you likely would say that the system had "withstood the test of time." And if the...

landfills: Growing Up, Not Out 

Marc J. Rogoff and Thomas R. Keith

When you need the space, which way do you go: up or out? That was the question faced by one Florida county landfill.The problem? Located along Florida's...

landfills: Maintenance Plans Extend Equipment Longevity 

Cheryl Dunson

Instead of employing an equipment mechanic on the landfill's employee roster, Warren Grimes at the Johnston County Landfill in Smithtown, N.C., subcontracts...

landfills: It Takes A Landfill To Make A Solid Waste Village 

Michael Tomlinson

New Mexico is a large state, but did it really need more than 60 landfills? Not according to the state government, which required all of its municipalities...

landfills: Contractors Fill Outside Needs For Landfill Operators 

Robert Hauser

Landfill operators continue to face many challenges: Current regulations and modern landfill design demands greater sophistication than ever. Simultaneously,...

landfills: Ash Leachate: Problem Demands Innovative Solution 

Robert Hauser

What's worse than heavily contaminated leachate? Ask landfill managers in Pasco County, Fla., who were facing a high concentration of contaminants plus...

Landfills: Host Fees Helps Create Landfill Capacity in Illinois 

J. Douglas Andrews

For more than a decade, gaining approval to site or expand a landfill in Illinois has been next to impossible. However, an approach used in Perry County...

LANDFILLS: Landing The Right Partner Begins With A Plan 

Robert Hauser

Long term relationships often are successful because of the give-and- take between the partners. And as the city of Houston recently demonstrated, a comprehensive...

Landfill Safety: Is No Accident 

Sarah K. Moser

Picture a landscape where the earth can spontaneously combust. Where the terrain is so unstable that it is prone to collapse and sinkage. Where multi-ton...

LANDFILLS: New Landfill Cover Testing May Result In Reduced Costs 

Bill Siuru

Looking for a suitable, cost-effective hazardous waste landfill cover for an arid region? The Sandia National Laboratories in Albu-querque, N.M., may...