Landfill reclamation attracts attention and questions

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Waste Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:6755732

Aquino, J T

Landfill mining or reclamation has fit neatly into the recycling/reuse mindset. In heralding the first California landfill reclamation project at the Caspar Landfill municipal solid waste (MSW) site in May 1994, a California state official described it as ''win-win. Nobody loses''. Speaking at a session at the annual meeting of the Solid Waste Management Association of North America (SWANA), held August 2--6, 1994, Joanne R. Guerriero, senior project engineer, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. (White Plains, NY), said landfill reclamation--the excavation of a landfill using conventional mining technology to recover and reuse resources--can: extend the life of existing landfill sites and reduce the need for siting new landfills; decrease the area requiring closure; remediate an environmental concern by removing a contaminant source; reclaim marketable recyclables; and capture energy through waste combustion.

• OSTI ID: 6755732
• Journal Information: Waste Age; (United States), Vol. 25:12; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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SANITARY LANDFILLS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
RECYCLING
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SOLID WASTES
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
USA
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