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Discussion Posts

How do you calculate how long you will need to fund ...

By: Peter Baxter , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

New public accounting standards are leading to changes in our longstanding post-closure care calculations. As we start to make the shift, I thought it would be helpful to know how sites across Canada (and North America) are calculating the length of time ...
RE: Cameras on ASLs

By: Andrew Smerek , 6 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Craig, That sounds exciting! And yes, we've been doing something very similar with Clementine Curbside's collection of organics in Colorado (yard waste, food scraps, and BPI-certified products mixed together). We've worked on getting our camera system ...
US EPA Tribal Consultation on Regulations for Lithium ...

By: Kristyn Oldendorf , 6 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery is initiating consultation with federally recognized Tribes on universal waste regulations for solar panels and lithium batteries under Subtitle C of the Resource ...
RE: Cameras on ASLs

By: James Pfeiffer , 6 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Craig, We have a technology for disposing of organic waste. It doesn't matter if its food waste or yard waste though logs and branches need to be chipped. The system generates a synthetic gas (syngas) suitable for use as a fuel in generators or turbines ...
RE: Cameras on ASLs

By: Michelle Minstrell , 6 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Happy to do a reoccurring/multi-season waste audit/sort for the community to assess participation, and which would also identify contamination types and amounts. Include other collection streams and find out how the traditional recycling program is/is ...