Overview
We have built upon our database by performing numerous surveys
of the industry. In particular, clients have recruited us
to survey the industry for the types of equipment utilized
at various waste disposal operations around the country. Our
database includes actively updated information on all sorts
of pollution control equipment including leachate control
systems, methane gas recovery, monitoring systems, landfill
cover materials, compaction and shredding equipment, and many
others in place at various facilities around the country.
Landfill Cover Material Study
We were engaged by a major maker of landfill alternative cover
material to assess the market for landfill cover material
in six states and nationally. We conducted detailed surveys
of landfill operators that included candid conversations regarding
their perceptions, concerns and reasoning behind their existing
systems. We surveyed both sanitary "subtitle D"
landfills as well as C&D facilities for the study. (Ref.
0002VE).
Waste Carpet Report
We were hired by one of the country's largest producers of
flooring and carpeting to assess the potential demand as well
as the need for recycling carpeting. They wanted to know if
there were special conditions such as regulatory or facility
specific bans or other obstacles to carpet disposal. Our report
detailed these market parameters across the country as well
as documented the opinions of many of the facility operators.
For example, surveys of facility operators revealed that they
had tremendous difficulty in handling waste carpet material
especially since the fibers often got entangled on the wheels
of the landfill compactors; it absorbs liquid waste products
such as motor oil and solvents. An analysis of the responses
revealed a larger market than had previously been envisioned.
(Ref. 00033N).
Assist Major Energy Firm to Explore Landfill
Gas Opportunities
A major energy company wanted to explore landfill gas opportunities
in the US. We helped them to identify more than two thousand
landfill candidates. Included in the study were facility specific
details such as location, status, service area, intake, capacity,
startup & closure dates, owners and operators, designed
landfill area, and depth; waste in place; annual MSW acceptance
by year; electricity capacity; volume of gas collected; potential
energy users; percentages of methane, CO2 and other gases;
LFG collection system in place, system developers; the type
of LFGTE system; natural gas utility provider; electric utility
provider; electric utility information; current utilization
status and the year it started. (Ref. 0003OI).
The potential market for a new compost technology
A client with a novel method of composting various waste types
wanted to identify 15-20 markets that would be most receptive
to their new technology. We helped them first to establish
the criteria for judging a market and second, to screen each
major market in the country for meeting these criteria. In
particular, we helped them to find markets (SMSAs and cities)
where population density was high and consequently disposal
fees were also high, where disposal capacity was restricted,
and preferably located within states with more aggressive
recycling goals that were assiduously pursued. (Ref. 0003ZP).