New Machines Boost Waste Recycling Efforts
Wastestream treatment equipment changes help communities and companies manage the process.
By Joseph Lynn Tilton

Odor, Odor Everywhere … But Does It Have to Stink?
As long as people and animals generate waste, the odor problems associated with composting facilities, waste transfer stations, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants won’t go away anytime soon.
By Linda Robinson

Who Needs Software?
An informal survey of the solid waste industry reveals that a surprisingly large segment is not relying on software packages to run their businesses, much less streamline them.
By Charles D. Bader

ARTS: Snohomish County, WA, Moves to the Forefront in Waste Transfer Facilities
"Art" might be in the eye of the beholder, but for one community it lies within a unique transfer station.
By Karl Hufnagel and Mark Westenskow

Reconciling Old Liner Designs With New Liner Standards
With pre–Subtitle D landfills, sometimes it takes detailed geochemical analyses to resolve ambiguities.
By Larry Barrows and Brad J. Hunsberger

Hydrogen Sulfide From Landfilled Construction-and-Demolition Debris:
When and How
It is particularly important to realistically model landfill gas generation rates inclusive of the hydrogen sulfide generation potential in order to design a cost-effective H₂S treatment system.
By Jean Bogner and Doug Heguy