BONUS: Best-In-Class Landfill Design: A Case Study
Hosted by: Phil Dillard
In this follow-up to our last episode on landfills, Host Angelique Dickson sits down with Andrew Green, Senior Associate at Peter J. Ramsay & Associates, to discuss the success of the ET capping system in Australia. They dive into the benefits of ET capping systems, highlighting their contribution to biodiversity and reduced environmental impact.
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Angelique Dickson
Angie has over 20 years of global management and consulting experience, focused on complex projects and services that promote business sustainability. She pursues her commitment to creating a safer, cleaner and more sustainable world through dual roles. She serves as a Executive Vice President of Antea Group USA, an international environmental consulting firm, where she works with name brand companies.
She also serves as the president of the Inogen Alliance, a tight-knit, global group of EHS and sustainability consultancies, bound by a common commitment to solve some of the greatest challenges that global organizations face today. Through this role, she has the opportunity to collaborate with 6,000 consultants in over 70 countries, giving her unique insight into the world of EHS, and into how we need to rethink our strategies to achieve global goals.
Andrew Green
Peter J Ramsay Associates - Australia
Andrew is an experienced environmental scientist with over 17 years of consulting experience, specialising in landfill design, construction, closure, and aftercare. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Andrew has worked extensively across Australia. He has extensive expertise in landfill gas, groundwater, surface water, and contaminated land investigations. He has led multidisciplinary teams, managed complex environmental assessments, and provided expert input on regulatory compliance, risk management, and site remediation.
Andrew is a regular presenter at industry seminars and has served as an expert witness in environmental matters. With a commitment to independent, evidence-based practice, he brings a wealth of practical insight to discussions on sustainable waste management and environmental protection.
Time Stamps
(00:50) Overview of Evapotranspiration Landfill Capping(
(01:27) Benefits of ET Capping Systems
(03:20) Challenges and Adoption of ET Capping Systems
(06:21) Global Perspective and Future of ET Capping
“ You drive past a conventional landfill and all that you're seeing is grass and some monitoring infrastructure, and it's a pretty bleak environment. Whereas the ET capping systems we're seeing at the environment now are proper ecosystems. In Australia, we've got kangaroos living on these capping systems. They're raising their young on them. We're seeing a return of predatory native birds. The reestablishment of ecosystems. It's a wonderful reuse of this otherwise bland and hostile environment.” - Andrew
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