Waste management
We design systems that combine innovation with proven methodologies. AMEC provides comprehensive solid and hazardous waste management services around the world.
Expertise
- Municipal solid waste
- Industrial waste
- Commercial waste
- Institutional waste
- Construction and demolition waste
- Hazardous waste
- Municipal and industrial sludges
- Recycling
- Services
Waste management planning
- Facility siting and permitting
- Collection and transportation
- Waste reduction, reuse and recycling
- Energy recovery
- Landfill disposal
- Engineering design and construction management
- Assessment and monitoring
- Training and education
- Approach
AMEC offers a results-oriented approach to waste management. AMEC designs systems that combine innovation with proven methods of waste management, treatment and disposal. AMEC’s concepts are driven by market requirements and regulatory compliance, while reducing liability and costs. Not only are waste management solutions relevant, they are easy to understand and implement.
People
AMEC’s team includes specialists in planning, environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, biology, environmental management, economics and social development. The staff is highly qualified and experienced in teamwork within interdisciplinary settings. AMEC’s expertise has been successfully demonstrated at the local, national and international level.
Waste management planning
- Policy, program and system evaluation
- Feasibility studies
- Waste management master plans
- Waste inventories
- Geographic information system (GIS) capability
- Economic and financial analyses
- Risk management Market evaluation
- Database development
Facility siting and permitting
- Public involvement program
- Hydrogeological and geotechnical investigations
- Land use and zoning issues
- Waste facility impact screening and assessment
- Regulatory compliance, approvals and permits
- Hearings and expert advice
Collection and transportation
- Waste handling and storage
- Waste consignment
- Collection productivity and routing
- Transfer system planning and design
Waste reduction, reuse and recycling
- Waste minimization program development
- Education and incentive programs
- Industrial and commercial waste audits
- Technology reviews
- System assessment
- Recycling and processing facility design
- Troubleshooting
Landfill engineering
- Municipal landfill design
- Industrial landfill design
- Liner/cover design
- Leachate collection and treatment systems
- Landfill gas assessment and control
- Drainage and infrastructure design
- Operation plans
- Closure, post-closure and remedial action plans
Energy recovery
Landfill gas recovery
- Waste to energy incinerator design
- Refuse derived fuel (RDF) facility design
- Cogeneration facility design
Engineering design and construction management
- Construction documents bid documents
- Bid request and evaluation
- Vendor and contractor selection
- Construction supervision
- Quality assurance testing
- Cost tracking
Assessment and monitoring
- Contaminant transport modeling
- Monitoring program development and execution
- Field services
- Laboratory services
- Compliance audits
- Performance reviews
- Liability assessments
- Waste contractor assessments.