Anaerobic digestion is the most commonly used method of wastewater sludge treatment, where the primary aim is to break down the sludge in order to minimize the volume that is left for disposal. During this process the organic matter is...
Trash pickers on Lagos landfill [Credit: Rainer Wozny / Heinrich Böll Foundation, via Flickr][/caption] Fueled by population growth and consumerism, the mountains of waste at landfills across the planet just grow and grow. Over a billion tons of waste is...
With Thanksgiving officially done and dusted, we can now sit back and reflect on the amount of food that is consumed, and wasted, during this traditional annual celebratory feast. Thanksgiving, which traditionally began as a day of giving thanks for...
Biogas is natural gas that is produced as organic matter naturally decomposes. Biogas is comprised largely of methane (around 50%) and to a lesser degree carbon dioxide, but may also have traces of other gases such as nitrogen and hydrogen...
The EPA has launched the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), a voluntary program that encourages waste managers and other stakeholders in the landfill industry to reduce methane emissions from landfill sites. Rather than being released into the atmosphere as a...
The EPA is Currently Soliciting Recommendations on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - Open for Public Comment until May 15, 2017 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently requesting recommendations on existing regulations that could be repealed, replaced or...
Brevard County Florida based, Veteran-Owned Small Business Diamond Scientific has been awarded an extension by the Center for Verification and Evaluation of the Veteran Administration as a verified Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) until March, 28, 2020. As a Veteran-Owned Small...
Diamond Scientific is very pleased to have been involved with the development of the first new class 1 landfill at the Central Disposal Facility for Brevard County, Florida, consisting of approximately 41 acres expansion at the site located at 2250...
Rapid rise in atmospheric methane levels threaten efforts to curb climate change According to the newly released global methane budget, global levels of atmospheric methane — a potent greenhouse gas that is a major contributor to climate change — are...
