Abstract: A process for converting municipal solid waste landfills to aerobic conditions that will allow for a highly accelerated and enhanced bioreduction of landfill mass, followed by the optional excavation of the landfill cell materials subsequent to the bioreduction process, separation of excavated materials using trommels, screens, and other means as necessary, production of useable compost materials, and reclamation of recyclable plastics, metal, and glass.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2002
Publication date:
June 12, 2003
Applicants:
Waste Management of Georgia, Inc., Arcadis Geraghty & Miller, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Inventors:
Gordon Layton, Dale Courtney, Matthew C. Smith, William H. Johnson
Abstract: A process for converting municipal solid waste landfills to aerobic conditions that will allow for a highly accelerated and enhanced bioreduction of landfill mass, followed by the optional excavation of the landfill cell materials subsequent to the bioreduction process, separation of excavated materials using trommels, screens, and other devices as necessary, production of useable compost materials, and reclamation of recyclable plastics, metal, and glass.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 1999
Date of Patent:
November 19, 2002
Assignees:
Arcadis Geraghty & Miller, Waste Management of Georgia, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation
Inventors:
Gordon Layton, Dale Courtney, Matthew C. Smith, William H. Johnson