Solid Waste Management

The most successful solid waste management plans feature cost-effective, environmentally secure designs that also maximize capacity and operational efficiencies.

For best results, these plans should include sites that limit public and political concerns. They also require experts with strong negotiating skills to ensure technically sound and cost-effective closures, while minimizing the costs of post-closure care.

More than 600 Projects

With more than 80 years of experience in solid waste management, MWH is a leader in developing technological advances in landfill engineering.

MWH has handled more than 600 solid waste management projects for some of the world’s largest municipalities, utilities and private waste management firms. We have more than four decades of experience designing and installing containment liners in natural and man-made materials. And we’ve designed and installed containment liners using clay, lime/flash/aggregate mix, PVC, Hypalon, HDPE, concrete, asphalt, geotextiles and other materials.

As a result, we can handle everything from onsite landfill development and expansion to closure and cleanup.

Our multi-disciplined staff is well versed in a full range of environmental services. This enables us to handle various technical issues, and offer support for politically sensitive projects. You’ll find our staff is particularly well known for its design-build capabilities and knowledge of regulatory issues.

MWH capabilities include:

• Solid waste management plans
• Landfill siting, permitting, design and construction
• Industrial and municipal landfill closure
• Industrial solid waste facility design
• Hydrogeologic and environmental evaluations for landfills
• Closure and post-closure plans for landfills
• Construction and remediation
• Feasability studies
• Liners and covers
• Resource recovery
• Construction and CQA