Waste Material Assessment: Key to Improve MRF Design and Operation

Waste material assessments lay the groundwork for material recovery facility (MRF) design and allow existing facilities to efficiently address materials management needs. Whether a MRF is looking to improve services, gain industry certification or adapt to new regulations, it is imperative to understand the type and amount of materials that are being generated and managed.

In Waste Today Magazine, GBB Senior Project Manager Steven Schilling, P.E., and Ricky Phillips, GBB Project Manager, discuss three main types of waste material assessments that can uncover opportunities to improve current practices as well as create data for future facilities and investments: records evaluation, visual assessment, and characterization study.

Read their article on Waste Today Magazine’s website: MRF Technology – Uncovering Opportunities with Waste Material Assessments