On-Demand Videos in the SCS Learning Center – NonCommercial, Designed for the Solid Waste Industry
Managing PFAS in Landfill Leachate and Sludge In a Changing Regulatory Climate Landfill operators must contend with incoming PFAS-laden waste streams while managing leachate and sludges potentially contaminated with concentrated levels of PFAS. Sifting through incoming waste, C&D, and special wastes is not feasible. Staying abreast of the rapidly…
Staying Ahead of Odor Management at Solid Waste Facilities to Avoid Ramifications Landfills, compost facilities, transfer stations, and renewable energy plants are cognizant of odor issues and strive to minimize odors. Proactive odor management is critical to these facilities' continued success and operation. More so than ever before, the solid waste industry faces complex and challenging odor issues based on public, regulatory, and legal actions. Since odors are generally enforced through nuisance regulations,…
Using Drones for Operational Efficiency at Landfills, on Pipelines and Infrastructure Mitigation is faster and more exact because these pinpoints include leachate collection headers, landfill gas headers, flares, wellheads, tanks, pipelines, equipment, and even buildings. You can zero in on hot spots, unidentified tanks, or terrain that could be causing runoff problems reducing the time normally spent to locate, diagnose, and mitigate. These technologies are useful at landfills, pipelines, and infrastructure to obtain these benefits…
Black Goo, Pluggage, and Scaling in Landfill Gas and Leachate Infrastructure Landfills across the country are experiencing a trend ─ black goo, pluggage, and scaling in their leachate and gas collection systems. These organic and inorganic deposits are difficult to treat once they've seeped into liquid and GCCS systems, clogging equipment and pipes and impacting the extraction of liquids and landfill gas. Our panelists this month discuss best practices…
The Road Ahead: Carbon Sequestration for Landfills The EPA, industry, and landfills are under an emissions microscope feeling greater pressure to measure and minimize greenhouse gas emissions. There is a wide range of carbon sequestration solutions in the marketplace; most break down into geologic and biologic categories. Biologic carbon (CO2) sequestration encourages plant growth to remove CO2. It is a logical solution, but not fast enough to provide the advantages that landfills and industry…
Compost Facility Case Studies: Comparison of Covered ASP to Hybrid Systems Landfills, Solid Waste Departments, municipalities, and agencies work toward achieving waste diversion goals and lowering carbon footprints. Greg McCarron and Vidhya Viswanathan discuss managing tons of food scraps and other organic materials using different compost approaches in this forum. Greg and Vidhya answered your questions about these different systems as they covered the technology, best practices, permitting, odor management, business planning, and…
Built to Last: Design, Build and Operate Landfills for Extreme Weather Resiliency Each U.S. region faces unique weather and climate events. Solid waste facilities and landfills are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather since they are exposed 24/7 to the environment. Extreme weather can disrupt safe and cost-effective operations, increase maintenance needs, and may compromise landfill stability. Learn how to increase your facility's longevity and ability to survive extreme weather. The recording includes Q&A from solid waste professionals.
Compliance During the NSPS/EG and NESHAP Transition Period The EPA's published clarifications, technical revisions, and new rule versions for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for MSW landfills may feel like alphabet soup right now.
Using Data to Maximize Landfill Gas Efficiencies This video focuses on landfill gas maintenance and how Landfill Operators create more efficient operations using their monitoring data. Scott Messier, Site Operations Manager at the Monterey Regional Waste Management District, joins us to describe how he finds efficiencies. Our panel discusses common operational challenges such as locating new LFG wells, locating the cause of odors or surface emission monitoring hits, determining the cause of LFG migration to probes, identifying obstructions…
Landfill Redevelopment – Smart Growth and Renewable Energy Potential If you can solve their many challenges, landfills are often perfect sites for many uses. Landfill redevelopment can be smart growth, taking advantage of existing infrastructure and nearby populations to provide infill opportunities for commercial, industrial, residential, and recreational development, sometimes with an opportunity for alternative energy such as solar power. And more active use of a closed landfill site makes post-closure care more robust compared with quarterly…
Capitalize On Upcoming Opportunities to Redevelop Contaminated Properties Brownfields redevelopment and voluntary remediation provide the opportunity to improve our communities and local economies in many different ways. SCS's webinar helps our clients prepare to capitalize on upcoming opportunities to redevelop contaminated properties as a result of market demands, stimulus funding, and traditional Brownfields grant programs.
Using GIS Technology on Landfills, Facilities, and Development Projects GIS improves operational efficiency at waste facilities and landfills while helping keep development projects on schedule. GIS technology transforms volumes of collected data into maps and easy-to-understand dashboards - making staff assignments and decisions more precise and timely. Our panelists use case studies to demonstrate how they use this proven technology in new ways to improve forensic, diagnostic, and planning activities.
Getting The Most Value From Waste Characterization Data For Program Planning And Design This educational, non-commercial webinar is open to all who want to learn more about waste characterization to support waste management operations. We recommend this discussion for solid waste operators, facility supervisors, landfill owners, environmental engineers, agency personnel, and those interested in reuse, recycling, and contamination challenges. To effectively design and monitor a solid waste program, it's necessary to assess disposal practices…
Key Considerations for Developing Solar Energy on Landfills Landfill owners and municipalities are increasingly finding ways to repurpose capped and closed landfills. Using solar arrays on landfills is one fast-growing option that provides renewable energy and meets the approval of residents, city councils, and state environmental regulatory agencies alike. Landfills hosting solar energy are increasing because of the combination of Federal Investment Tax Credits…