Steve Last

Landfill Design Principles

Risk Assessment The overall approach to design, and the design of each element of the landfill appropriate to its environmental setting, is determined through risk assessment. The risk assessment approach is carried out to an agreed standard methodolog... Read >

Landfill Planning and Factors to Consider

When applying for a new landfill or an extension of an existing landfill in most nations there will be a planning permission to obtain before the project can go ahead. This involves submitting a planning application. Planning applications are handled w... Read >

How to Start Designing a Landfill

The overall approach that the promoter and developer of a landfill should take is that of embarking on a construction project, carried out over an extended period, to build a desired landform using waste materials and incorporating appropriate environment... Read >

How to Keep the Environment Clean

The two aspects of our environment most invoked when we talk about keeping the environment clean are liter and water pollution. We will discuss both in this article. Litter is ugly and it can harm people and wildlife. Picking up litter can be costly for ... Read >

Environmental Waste Solutions for an Ever Changing World

In all nations he public and their servants are continually seeking out new environmental waste solutions. As time goes on these are becoming more and more sophisticated in order to protect our environment.The problem is that once an environmental waste s... Read >

Household Waste and What to Do With it

Household waste will generally be collected once a week, whether by a private operator or a local authority. They will follow a specific route and different areas will be serviced on different days. The waste collection centre supplies plastic sacks for... Read >

Household Hazardous Waste and What to do If You Find it

Household hazardous waste materials include many things that you probably are storing right now in your garage, basement, bathroom, or kitchen. Some, like paint thinner or car batteries, are pretty obvious, but there are many that you might not ordinarily... Read >

The Role of Biology in Environment

Biology is the study of life and comprises all levels from the molecular to the global. Biology is the study living organisms, their organization and their functions and biology is a large part of the way our environment evolved from simple organisms and ... Read >

Educational Games and Resources for Kids

Children learn eye hand coordination and mental strategy. Some are even educational and they can learn about history and culture as in the age of empire game. Children are blank slates. It is up to us as parents and family to fill them full of knowledge. ... Read >

Kid Games a Parents View

Personally I have 7 children 6 boys 1 girl, ranging from 9 to 25 and most of them are in their teens, we own every Nintendo system and nothing but. It's hard to afford even the WII, let alone find one, so we thought waiting for a year. We could get one... Read >

Antiques Golf Collectible Items and Diecast Toys

Antique furniture and wholesale collectible household items are also there for the finding, throughout thousands of antique shops. All you have to do is discover where and how to ferret the bargains out. Antique furniture is usually crafted with oak, maho... Read >

The Magic of Kids Toy Collectibles

Comic books and original comic book art, coins, jewelry, antique furniture, sports memorabilia, signed photographs, collectible guitars, stamps, classic cars, you name it, they are all very popular collectibles. Collectibles don't have to hold intrinsic v... Read >

Landfill and Settlement The Basics Discussed

The final (post-settlement) levels and contours of a landfill must be indicated when drawing up a site restoration plan. In order to achieve these it is necessary to anticipate the amount of settlement that will occur and to ensure that this takes place a... Read >

The Use of Landfill Tyre Drainage Layers

Leachate drainage layers are necessary in most waste landfill sites to minimise the accumulation of leachate within the site and they reduce the risk of contamination of surrounding ground and groundwater. A cheaper and environmentally preferable option i... Read >

How to Design a Permanent Geological Exposure in a Landfill

One of the most common locations for landfills are worked out quarries and quarries suitable for landfill are an increasingly valuable resource for this reason. In a growing number of cases suitable sites include rare geological exposures of mineral be... Read >