Increase your understanding of landfill operations with this introductory course. This course provides scalehouse operators, equipment operators, spotters, laborers and other key landfill employees with an overview of landfill operations, how they relate to one another and basic health and safety issues.

Course Objectives - Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
The role of the sanitary landfill as a component of an integrated solid waste management system
Key functions and associated processes within landfill operations
The basics of landfill gas and leachate management and groundwater monitoring
Essentials of equipment selection, cell construction and litter management
The fundamentals of accident prevention
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for landfill owners, operators, managers, supervisors/foremen, scalehouse operators, equipment operators, spotters, laborers and other employees responsible for daily landfill operation.

Course Content
The course manual (PDF) is Landfill Operations Basics. This manual details the following topics with supplemental images, graphs and examples for participants to discuss and serves as an on-the-job reference resource.

The Sanitary Landfill in Integrated Solid Waste Management
Gate Attendant & Scalehouse Operations
Spotting and Waste Screening
Equipment Selection and Maintenance
Cell Construction and Compaction
Litter Control
Landfill Safety
Hard-to-Handle Wastes
Special Wastes
Nuisance and Health Issues
Landfill Gas Generation and Management
Leachate Production and Management
Groundwater Monitoring

$525.00

Course Instructors:
Art Mercer
Larry Conrad

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