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PROCESSING FACILITIES
PROJECT PROFILES:
Solid Waste Hauling
In Scranton, Pennsylvania, RT Environmental Services prepared an Abatement
Plan for a trucking
facility that is used for the temporary parking and marshalling of solid
waste transport vehicles. The
Abatement Plan addressed vector, odor, litter and spill control problems at
the facility. To meet the
regulatory deadlines, the Abatement Plan was prepared on a top priority
basis, within 72 hours.
Hazardous Waste Storage Facility
For a New Jersey client, RT took the lead on updating a Part B application
and designing a new drum
container storage facility. Work was completed on an accelerated basis due to
a Notice of Deficiency
(NOD) letter. Site-wide process improvements at the hazardous waste treatment
facility were designed,
including a new waste receipt facility.
Transfer Stations
RT was responsible for designing and obtaining permits for a large facility
that included a transfer
station and a recycling center in eastern Pennsylvania. The facility is
designed to process large-scale
municipal mixed residential recyclables, recycle demolition and construction
waste, and provide
municipal waste transfer capabilities.
Processing Facility Design
For Berks Transfer, RT designed a recycling facility to handle the load from
a recently closed demolition
and construction waste landfill. The design provides for maximum metals
separation and flexible
handling of items such as wood waste and concrete. Waste is received on a
large tipping floor where
metals are separated for recycling. The remaining waste is then fed into
several crushers, which grind up
concrete materials for reuse as aggregate. Wood materials are recycled into
chips suitable for use as
mulch.
The facility is designed to be built and expanded in stages so that
specialized major equipment can be
installed as new recycled products are defined and markets develop for
recycled materials. The facility is
scheduled to go to construction, after issuance of permits, in late 1994.
Treatment System Upgrading
For a Pennsylvania manufacturer of tubing
products, RT designed a groundwater recovery and treatment system upgrading
program. Discharges of TCE over effluent limits caused a citizen suit to be
threatened. RT identified cost-effective changes in an existing TCE air stripper
treatment system which could help meet treatment discharge standards quickly and
resolve effluent discharge problems. Work was completed on a fast track basis to
avoid the threat of regulatory penalties.
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