Lets Talk Some Trash Let s Talk Some Trash A April 19, 2012 il 19 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Let’s Talk Some Trash Let s Talk Some Trash A April 19, 2012 il 19 2012 Danielle Forget Shield, P.E.

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Waste is Fascinating Waste is Fascinating U d Undercover Dirty Jobs Dirty Jobs B Boss Toy Story 3 The Pitch The Sopranos p

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 1895 – NYC requires household sorting: organics, ashes, 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

From The Curb From The Curb

To To…… •Transfer Station 54% •Landfill •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

11,000 cyd per day 11,000 cyd per day

Landfills in Texas Landfills in Texas www.tceq.org Types N Numbers b Locations 127 Counties with 190 Active Landfills

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  Permits it  Funding

A Traditional Landfill Waste is isolated from the surrounding environment Waste is isolated from the surrounding environment.

Building The Landfill • Bottom liner system • Leachate collection system • Methane collection system • Covering or cap • Storm water drainage system

Phasing Operations ti O i Ph

The “Right” Thing The Right Thing OR

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle HPP k Innovation At Work A W i I

What Motivates You?