Landfill caps – Pros and cons of ‘conventional’ and ‘green’ alternatives | Dr Brent Davey & Richard Campbell

Are you are interested in hearing about the multitude of toxic substances modern humans have unleashed on the environment? Dr Brent Davey is the Principal Environmental Consultant at FYFE with over 40 years’ experience and is here to tell us all about them!

Brent focussed on how a ‘putrescible’ landfill works and the components that require monitoring and treatment. He provided explanations of how odour, litter, pests and leachate are managed so that landfills are maintained to an adequate standard.

The webinar covered:
• Capping of landfill when it runs out of space
• Conventional and alternative landfill covers – the pros and cons of each
• What happens to the waste over time?
• How monitoring of landfill is done and why it is so critical
• Evapotranspiration landfill cover
• Landfill monitoring technologies