Loading ...Here is a look at implementation steps underway in San Diego, CA. The city is currently implementing a new C&D Recycling Mandate. The program will include both a deposit system–to encourage developer participation–and the installation of recycling staging areas at area landfills.
See the link here for more.
With large upfront capital costs and small per unit operating costs, it’s critical for landfill operators to get the most from their equipment. MSW Magazine produced a good over view of fleet choices; dozer, loader, and compactor production factors, and operator best practices. See this link or click on the image to read the full article.
–Time Magazine–June 2008
It’s still a rare service in the rest of the U.S.–less than 3% of the more than 30 million tons of organic waste we produce annually is recycled. “This represents a great opportunity in the world of waste,” says Kate Krebs, executive director of the National Recycling Coalition.
Food scraps become a problem in municipal landfills. As buried food breaks down in these oxygen-free environments, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas that has a warming effect 23 times as potent as carbon dioxide. Global methane emissions from garbage are estimated to be as high as 70 million metric tons a year. By recycling organic waste–composting it–methane emissions are eliminated.
See the full article here.
Public Works Magazine highlighted the key points to the recent Supreme Court decision on Solid Waste Flow Control. This latest ruling seems to favor public agencies over private.
According to NSWMA at least nine solid waste industry fatalities occurred this November.
− Two waste collectors were struck by passing motorists (Maine and South Carolina).
− Two workers at recycling facilities were killed when they got entangled in the equipmen (New Mexico, New York).
− A waste collector fell off a truck and died in Nevada.
− Four landfill employees died in Wisconsin when they were overcome by landfill gas in tank (no one was wearing respiratory protection).
This is a lengthy article, so don’t tackle this for after lunch reading! Commissioned by EPA, this study is a good reference for characterizing typical construction and demolition waste stream, with some nice tables and worksheets that may help in estimating the local C&D waste portion for your community.
Appendix A has an interesting worksheet for calculating how much C&D waste is generated from various residential remodeling and new construction projects. There are also tables for estimating weights for asphalt roofing, heating, ventilating, concrete, and other typical materials found in C&D debris.
Improving landfill compaction is often dependent on proper equipment selection. MSW Management Magazine reviewed strategies and new technologies for operators in need of new compaction equipment.
Here is a waste characterization study undertaken by the city of San Francisco. The survey methodology may be useful to review when comparing similar documents.
Changes to the Solid Waste Management Act at the close of the 2006/07 legislative session allow for TDEC to fund matching grants to assist with monitoring and properly maintaining Tennessee’s closed and unlined landfills. A Minnesota model program may be one program used to determine how best to direct funding to these closed landfills.
