Working against brutal winter conditions as low as negative 10 degrees, crews forged ahead with the excavation of an urgent landfill cell project on Thursday in St. Joseph. Contractors with M-CON ...

Of course, we have a lot of room for improvement in how we think about and manage solid waste in this world. Landfills seem like an environmental blight, but really, properly designed ones play a ...

Capillary barrier systems represent an innovative approach to landfill cover design, utilising layered soils with contrasting hydraulic properties to regulate water infiltration. By strategically ...

The work will require a new engineering study, but that cost will be $40,000, a small amount compared to the larger cost of replacing the landfill cell sooner than necessary.

Cell No. 8, scheduled for construction in spring of 2025, is projected to hit capacity by 2029, a reduced lifespan resulting from the amount of space that will be taken by emergency waste being ...

In-house city landfill crews have been working on Cell 9 simultaneously as M-CON forges ahead on Cell 8, an added measure to ensure long-term security and avoid another emergency.

Nov. 12—New developments on the rapidly-decreasing capacity at St. Joseph's Sanitary Landfill are forcing city leaders to pursue a large rate increase or risk having the landfill potentially ...