The handbook of landfill operations: A practical guide for landfill engineers, owners, and operators - Softcover

Bolton P.E., Neal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 096469560X ISBN 13: 9780964695603

Publisher: Blue Ridge Services, 1995

Synopsis

The Handbook of Landfill Operations is a practical guide for landfill managers, engineers and operators. Within this extensive 534 page handbook, you will find chapters on: -Landfill Siting -Landfill Design -Site Construction -Landfill Operations -Landfill Surveying -Landfill Equipment and -Landfill Economics/Budgets and Safety The Handbook of Landfill Operations is written by Neal Bolton, owner/founder of Blue Ridge Services, Inc. and the waste industry's leading expert. Mr. Bolton's 36+ years of experience in heavy equipment, landfill operations, site efficiency, safety, and expert witness are presented in a practical, easy-to-read format. The Handbook of Landfill Operations is the official textbook for the Solid Waste Association of North America's 2-day course, "Operational Issues for Landfill Managers."

About this title

About the Author

Neal Bolton is a Civil Engineer (California C48062) and a Licensed Contractor (California 482821). He has completed courses in construction engineering at Sacramento State University and Montana State University. Mr. Bolton has more than 34 years of experience in heavy construction and landfill and recycling operations. His background in heavy construction includes work in excavating, grading, paving, land-clearing, and underground projects where he worked as a laborer, equipment operator, foreman, superintendent, and estimator. In 1988, Mr. Bolton formed his own consulting company – Blue Ridge Services. As principal of Blue Ridge, he has continued to provide operational consulting services for a wide range of private and municipal solid waste/recycling facilities, landfills, transfer stations, surface mine reclamation and construction projects. He has also worked on numerous mine development/reclamation projects. Mr. Bolton has worked on landfill siting, expansion and closure projects and has broad experience on projects where protection of sensitive habitat/environment was a key issue. He has performed consulting, speaking and training projects in 38 states in the US and abroad. Mr. Bolton has authored numerous books and articles/papers, produced 130 training/safety videos, and pioneered the use of various industrial productivity improvement tools, such as Six Sigma and Lean to the area of heavy (construction) equipment operation in the waste/recycling industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blue Ridge Services
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 096469560X
• ISBN 13: 9780964695603
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 532