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Let’s Talk Some Trash Let s Talk Some Trash
A il 19 2012 April 19, 2012 Danielle Forget Shield, P.E.
Lets Talk Some Trash Let s Talk Some Trash A April 19, 2012 il 19 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Lets Talk Some Trash Let s Talk Some Trash A April 19, 2012 il 19 2012 Danielle Forget Shield, P.E. 9 Seconds Waste is Fascinating Waste is Fascinating U d Undercover Dirty Jobs Dirty Jobs B Boss Toy Story 3 The Pitch The Sopranos p
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Waste is Fascinating Waste is Fascinating U d Dirty Jobs Undercover B Dirty Jobs Boss Toy Story 3 The Pitch The Sopranos p
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History History
500 BC – Athens – first organized landfill 1031 – Japan – first recorded paper recycling p p p y g 1690 – Philadelphia – recycle paper manufacturing 1840’s – first recycling companies…some carry on today 1874 – curbside recycling begins in Baltimore, MD 1895 NYC requires household sorting: organics ashes 1895 – NYC requires household sorting: organics, ashes, street sweepings 1897 – NYC sort facility: paper, metals, carpet, bags, twine, rubber, horsehair 1904 – first aluminum can recycling plants – Chicago & Cleveland 1920’s – reclaim wetlands by landfilling 1955 – single use items become “necessities” of modern life 1959 – ASCE publishes guidelines on compaction & daily cover 1959 – ASCE publishes guidelines on compaction & daily cover 1965 – Congress passes Solid Waste Disposal Act 1968 – WMI founded and BFI opens first landfill – McCarty Rd. 1976 – RCRA 1987 – Mobro and Medical Waste Crisis 1989 – The Garbage Project – newspaper and bananas 1994 – RCRA Subtitle D
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From The Curb From The Curb
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To To……
- Transfer Station
- Landfill
54%
- Landfill
- Incineration
- MRF
- Recycle Sort Center
- Commodity Market
- Product Creation
* 6 million people x 4 43 lbs = 26 580 000 lbs/day = 13 290 tpd 6 million people x 4.43 lbs 26,580,000 lbs/day 13,290 tpd * @ 54% = 7,177 tpd disposal, assume 1300 lbs/cy or 0.65 ton/cy * 11,042 cy/day disposal needed EVERY DAY in Houston area
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11,000 cyd per day 11,000 cyd per day
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Landfills in Texas Landfills in Texas
www.tceq.org
Types N b Numbers Locations
127 Counties with 190 Active Landfills
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Creating A New Landfill Creating A New Landfill
Environmental Impact Study to determine:
- Land Use
- Geology
- Storm Water
- Ground Water
Ground Water
- Wildlife Impact
- Historical or Archeological Issues
P it Permits Funding
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A Traditional Landfill
Waste is isolated from the surrounding environment Waste is isolated from the surrounding environment.
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Building The Landfill
- Bottom liner system
- Leachate collection
system
- Methane collection
system
- Covering or cap
- Storm water drainage
system
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Ph i O ti Phasing Operations
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The “Right” Thing The Right Thing OR
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle I i A W k Innovation At Work
HPP
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