Dense Asphaltic Concrete Can be an Alternative to HDPE Liners
Dense Asphaltic Concrete can be an extremely versatile product, suitable for many types of applications. The ancient civilizations of Egypt, Babylon and Assyria all used bituminous lining materials...
View ArticleTop Landfill Development Contractors (UK)
The closest you can get to a list of the top contractors doing Construction Quality Control (CQC) work on landfill developments (basal development and capping/restoration) is probably the following...
View ArticleHow to Design a Permanent Geological Exposure in a Landfill
One of the most common locations for landfills are worked out quarries and quarries suitable for landfill are an increasingly valuable resource for this reason. In a growing number of cases suitable...
View ArticleLandfill Reclamation
Landfill reclamation in varies guises is becoming more popular in many areas. The most common form of landfill reclamation seldom gets reported is such, and it comprises the removal of waste from...
View ArticleGCL as an Alternative to a Low Permeability Clay Layer or HDPE Lining Membrane
The often proposed alternative landfill liner system to Low Permeability Clay Layer or HDPE Lining Membrane consists of replacing the default design of compacted clay liner (CCL) with a Geosynthetic...
View ArticleLandfill Closure – Capping Requirements and Materials Used
The most critical components of a landfill cap are the barrier layer and the drainage layer. The barrier (sealing) layer can be low-permeability soil (clay) and/or made from geosynthetic clay liners...
View ArticleMajor Benefits and the Minor Drawbacks of Phased Restoration of a Landfill
There are a lot of elements in the argument for and against phased restoration of a landfill. Well before making your decision, it’s going to be important and vital to make sure you know and fully...
View ArticleOff-Site Re-Use Of Soils Is Legal – A UK Landfill Contractor’s Question...
When a Contractor has excess topsoil, may it be sold and used off-site without it being classed as a waste and therefore needing to be classified as a waste material? Based on existing European Court...
View ArticleThe Use of a Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) in Conjunction with Drainage...
The use of a Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) as the low permeability layer in landfill lining systems and restoration caps can provide a cost effective and readily Construction Quality Controlled...
View ArticleSite Waste Management Plans Now Needed for Landfill Development and...
Although the following topic is not directly a landfill CQA issue we thought that it would be of real interest to many of our readers. Compulsory site waste management plans (SWMPs) for construction...
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