November 30th, 2007 by admin
This summer was the second summer season, and the 4th stage of restoration capping at this Wexford County Council landfill during which Rowe Environmental provided capping construction quality assurance services.
The start of the works in June 2007 coincided with the uniqely heavy rainfall exprienced throughout the region that month. Although clay capping proceeded in between rain [...]
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September 28th, 2007 by admin
This is a question for our expert visitors.
The answer is: “Leakage Detection Layers”. We have quoted some text from a US landfill lining systems report.
“The double-composite liner system, …, consists of a primary liner overlaying a secondary liner with a leak detection layer between the two liners. Both the primary and secondary liners have two [...]
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August 11th, 2007 by admin
Landfills traditionally have a reputation as unpleasant places, but many modern landfills are shaking up that image to the extent that even pre-school children have dropped in for a tour.
You will find that at the landfills now, the standard of care for the environment is high. The owners are not allowed to keep the site [...]
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