SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
CRA has been involved in the management and development of solid waste projects since the company was established in 1976. CRA is committed to providing our clients with efficient and effective solutions to their solid waste management issues. Our clients represent a cross-section of private waste management firms and municipal governments, as well as provincial/state and federal governments in Canada, the United States, and internationally. We have acquired extensive experience in all aspects of solid waste management, from facility planning and conceptual design to permit and approval processes, detailed design, construction, operations and monitoring, closure, and remediation. Our broad experience in solid waste management has allowed us to produce guidance documents and reference books and assist governments in the development of regulations.
As a full-service engineering and environmental firm, we are able to provide complete waste management solutions. CRA interacts with all external groups and internal divisions to provide complete solutions for our clients.
The key areas of service that CRA provides include:
- Facility and system planning - initial assessments and plans for new or expanding facilities that are environmentally sound
- Permits and approvals - documentation required by regulators, negotiations with regulators on approval issues, and expert testimony where required
- Facility design - detailed designs for facilities including the preparation of design drawings, contracts and specifications, bid/tender period assistance, and contract administration
- Operations, monitoring, and data management - operations and monitoring plans for new or existing facilities, facility monitoring, management of collected data, and data analysis/reporting as required
- Remediation and closure - remedial solutions for problem facilities and development of closure plans and related documents
- Construction-design and build-operate - complete design-build-operate services for solid waste management projects
Within the area of solid waste management, CRA has conducted projects in the areas of:
- Bioreactors
- Biosolids management
- Composting
- Landfill design
- Landfill gas management
- Leachate collection and treatment
- Thermo-destruction/energy from waste
- Waste transfer and processing
