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Transfer stations rural transfer station design
Since small transfer stations in rural or tribal settings receive considerably lower volumes of waste and customer vehicles than large urban or suburban facilities, many of the design criteria will simply not apply. Cost frequently is a major consideration for small rural transfer stations, limiting what can be done. Consequently, rural transfer stations are often uncovered or partially covered ...
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Transfer stations the revitalization of a transfer station complex
Lancaster county solid waste management authority (LCSWMA) manages the municipal solid waste from Lancaster County, PA homes and businesses, serving approximately 520,000 residents. Once private haulers deliver the waste to LCSWMA, the organization employs a multi-step approach to trash disposal and processing, called an Integrated System. This system saves significant landfill capacity and ...
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TSLP transfer station leachate treatment equipment
Waste transfer station leachate problem The waste transfer station in each city is an important hub for waste collection and transfer treatment, and the leachate from the transfer station has the characteristics of high COD, high ammonia nitrogen, high suspended solids and high oil content, which is difficult to treat due to the limited scale and space of the site. Traditional external ...
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Quanzhou Transfer Station Leachate Treatment Project
Capacity: 9t/day Permeate: 6.7t/day Recovery rate: 75% Waste transfer station leachate problem The waste transfer station in each city is an important hub for waste collection and transfer treatment, and the leachate from the transfer station has the characteristics of high COD, high ammonia nitrogen, high suspended solids and high oil content, which is difficult to treat due to the limited ...
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Transfer station retrofits and expansions: Rethinking inside and outside the box for reuse of your facility
Existing solid waste transfer stations are being forced into use beyond their planned capacity and design life, and with Capital Improvements Program budgets stretched to the breaking point, financing and constructing a new solid waste transfer station is not always feasible. The rigors of locating and permitting a new solid waste transfer station alone can make the prospects of replacement seem ...
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Transfer stations: finding the right shade of green for your transfer station
The goal of sustainable design in the built environment is to move the bar higher. A good definition of sustainability is the act of balancing the environmental, social and economic needs of the built and natural environments for present and future generations (Brundtland Commission, 1987). These principles can be applied to every type of project, including the design of transfer stations and ...
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Transfer stations case study: waste transfer stations go green
As old landfills reach their limits and new ones open in remote areas, waste management firms are building more transfer stations as a necessary step in the waste hauling and disposal process. These facilities provide a cost-efficient way to transfer waste from collection vehicles into semi-trailers for transport to remote landfills or other end points of disposal. This practical solution also ...
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Transfer stations: t-harmony for transfer stations—finding your “perfect match”transfer stations: t-harmony for transfer stations—finding your “perfect match”
Transfer St ation “Right Sizing” (design, location and aesthetics) is a similar comparison to a dating service. Sounds strange right? Well, think about it; you need to know what is right for you, what individual needs you have, what your long term goals are, what you are willing to invest and what you are looking to get out of it. The “Right Sizing” What is “Right ...
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Odour Control Plant, Waste Transfer Station - Case Study
Waste transfer station odour problem solved. Simdean have recently successfully installed and commissioned an odour control plant at a Waste transfer Station. The station which takes in general domestic waste is housed in a single building with building volume of approximately 15,000 ...
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Sewage Transfer Station - Case Study
Ozone/Carbon Odor Control on Wastewater Facility– Description/Cost Comparison/Test ...
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V-Bank Transition (VTS) - RL Sutton WWTP, Georgia, USA - Case Study
THE PROBLEM: Located adjacent to the Chattahoochee River, in Cobb County, Georgia, is the RL Sutton Wastewater Reclamation. The facility was operating at capacity and needed to expand. An upgrade was completed a few years later to include a Biosolids Transfer Station that could assist the City of Atlanta and other Municipalities in processing solids waste. The odor from the Biosolids Transfer ...
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The city of salem, va’s transfer station: building a cost-effective facility
Founded in 1802, the City of Salem, VA is situated in the Shenandoah Valley between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains on the Roanoke River. The City owns and operates its water system, electric distribution system and sewer system.1 Opened in Summer 2006, the City of Salem’s 18,000 square foot transfer station is directly across the street from its previous location. The old transfer ...
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Waste Transfer Station Odours - Case Study
Application Greenstar Ltd. who operate the large waste transfer station at Ballyogan needed to ensure working conditions inside the building were acceptable to the workforce and that the surrounding area did not suffer from odourous emissions. An early part of the design process called for an efficient extraction system to draw air from the Reception Hall and the Baling Hall to meet these ...
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Ion Science TigerLT Monitors Voc Levels From Guernsey’s Waste Transfer Station - Case Study
Handheld PID instrument used on outlets of odour control system to assess utilisation of carbon media filter Guernsey’s States Works is using an Ion Science (www.ionscience.com) TigerLT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) to measure volatile organic compounds (VOCs) being emitted from an odour control system installed at Guernsey’s waste transfer station. Supplied by distributor ...
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Edson Pipeline Project— Alberta, Canada - Case Study
Project Details: Located at pipeline transfer station west of Edson, Alberta. 11,000 tons of impacted soil, from historical operations and spill events. Hydrocarbon Impacts: BTEX, VPH and LEPH. Active pipeline area with the pending expansion of Trans Mountain Pipeline. ...
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Multiple Odor Problems - One Solution - Rainbow Disposal Company case study
Business OverviewRainbow Disposal Company is an employee-owned solid waste company located in Huntington Beach, California. The company employs more than 300 people and provides residential collections for about 70,000 homes in the vicinity, as well as collections for commercial entities such as apartments, businesses and industrial customers. The 20-acre Rainbow facility also provides for public ...
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Nor Cal 2002 Case Study (C3 Technology)
The project site is located in Northern California and was leased and operated as a chemical storage and solvent recovery operation from late 1972 through April 1993. During an earlier period, the site may also have been used as a waste transfer station. Previous investigations indicate that soil and groundwater at the site, and groundwater down-gradient (westward) from the site, have been ...
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Time Tested T60XDRC Recycling Center Baler
When you offer a wide range of waste and recycling solutions like Harmony Enterprises, its interesting to track which models are popular during which times of year, and in what markets. For the past few years, our time tested T60XDRC has been a hot item! This conveyor fed automatic vertical baler has been in high demand for use in recycling centers, transfer stations, redemption centers, by ...
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City of London Corporation, Waste Transfer Station - Case study
Air Pollution Challenges in the Urban Supply Chain The City of London Corporation has consistently delivered innovative initiatives to improve air quality and Walbrook Wharf was one of their key initiatives. Walbrook Wharf is a large waste transfer site right on the Thames, just east of Southwark Bridge. At this site, waste from all over the authority is collected and shipped down the Thames by ...
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LEED certification provides many benefits for your transfer station
One of the objectives of solid waste managers is to find new ways to educate people about how to live and work more sustainably. When you build your new transfer station, material recovery facility or other solid waste facility, you have a tremendous opportunity to put into practice those sustainability efforts to show people what a difference it can make. What does that mean for the design and ...
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