Metro Vancouver Landfill Landfill Inventory and Closure

In order to determine if landfill closure was necessary, Morrison Hershfield provided historical research and physical inspection of 27 active and abandoned municipal waste landfill sites in the Metro Vancouver region. Pragmatic solutions were applied that protected environmental values while avoiding unnecessary future landfill closure planning costs at sites representing low environmental risks. (Metro Vancouver, BC)

 

City of Wetaskiwin Landfill Optimization

Developed solid waste management and landfill development plans that helped the City of Wetaskiwin establish a strategic direction and planning framework for waste management and guide landfilling activities for the next twenty years. (Wetaskiwin, AB)

 

Bigstone Cree Nation Engineered Landfill

As the unengineered landfill was reaching capacity, Morrison Hershfield provided siting, multidisciplinary design and construction QA/QC for a new engineered landfill to meet the community’s current and future solid waste management needs. (Wabasca, AB)

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Landfills

Landfills

Landfills require pragmatic solutions that are cost-effective, sustainable, and tailored to each community’s specific needs while satisfying all regulatory requirements. Our solid waste team has planned, designed and assessed over 100 landfills for municipal and private-sector clients, and we can assist with every stage of a landfill’s life cycle, from facility planning and design to operational reviews, compliance reviews and closure.

We help you optimize your landfill sites with innovative designs, fill and sequence planning, and by incorporating operational efficiencies into our designs and master plans.

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Services

Circular Economy and Waste Reduction
Cost and Financial Modeling
Environmental Monitoring
Feasibility Studies
Landfill Design
Permitting, Approvals and Compliance
Solid Waste Facility Design
Technology Reviews
Waste Management Plans

Asset Types

Landfills
Organic Waste Transfer and Processing
Recycling & Waste Drop-off
Resource Recovery
Transfer Stations
Waste, Recycling and Organics Collection

Read the Latest From Our Blog on Landfills

Innovative Design for Metro Vancouver's Complex Coquitlam Transfer Station

Posted on Thursday June 13, 2019

Metro Vancouver has a vision to build a sustainable, livable region. Its Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan aims to minimize waste generation, maximize reuse, recycling and recovery material, recover energy from the waste stream.. Read More »

Morrison Hershfield Welcomes Mark Parker to our Alberta Environmental Team

Posted on Wednesday May 30, 2018

Morrison Hershfield is pleased to welcome Mark Parker, P.Eng. as our Waste Sector Lead for the Prairies. He is working out of our Edmonton office... Read More »

Landfill or Waste-to-Energy Technology? CVRD Asks “What is Best for Our Future?”

Posted on Wednesday April 18, 2018

The cost of operating landfills and the environmental concern is causing municipalities to evaluate their approach to waste management. With so many existing and emerging waste technologies, it’s a big job deciding what is the.. Read More »

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