Landfill Optimization

Our approach to the Landfill Optimization composed of the following steps:

1. Airspace/Bioreactor
   The single most valuable component of landfill design and operation is conservation of airspace. Airspace is what is being sold by landfill owners and operators. Most landfills are permitted to a certain volume or height limit. The more tonnage of waste or revenue generating materials that can be place in a cubic yard, the more the life of a landfill can be extended. There are several methods that can be used to increase the life of the landfill by increasing the amount of waste that can be disposed of in the ermitted volume as shown below

   Cost-Savings

   Cost-savings for landfill are also realized by optimization techniques and include offsets of costs of managing leachate either with off-site or on-site treatment plants with leachate recirculation, increased revenues from liquid waste acceptance, if the RDD permit is obtainable from the local agency, new cell construction and landfill cap delays due to extending the life of the landfill with leachate recirculation and liquids addition, and alternate landfill caps (also allowed by RDD permit) that allow controlled infiltration of precipitation that are much cheaper to construct than the RCRA cap.