Looking for innovations upon the cu...

Looking for innovations upon the current landfill scene is a bit like chasing the facts in a scandal: the tonic is to follow the riches Where the costs are greatest, that is where the push to improve efficiency in all stages of the landfill lifecycle can be place

In both the public and private sector, landfill operators are seeking better ways to monitor their sites, deal with leachate and, perhaps greatest in number importantly, maximize their use of space.

This landfill space isno longer taken for granted in today's environment of compage regulations and intense economic influence

"Landfills are under an incredible amount of press to be fiscally responsible, either to make a profit or bring in enough income to cover costs. It,s harder and harder to do that because it's of the like kind a competitive environment," says consulting engineer Neal Bolton, proprietor of Blue Ridge Solid Waste Consultants, Bozeman, Mont and author