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As population growth generates increased solid waste, the local challenges our clients face carry global impacts. We understand that these issues require progressive and innovative planning, as well as financial and engineering solutions. Our solid waste professionals understand the challenges of managing waste and resource recovery from residential, commercial, industrial and institutional sources — seeing resource opportunities for energy generation, recycling and composting.
Developing Progressive Resource Recovery Strategies
Careful planning is fundamental for developing and implementing an effective solid waste management program. Our team provides comprehensive, integrated planning services to help you achieve your goals in solid waste and resource recovery management. Whether your goals are to develop a zero-waste plan or to increase the operational performance of your system, our team combines technical, planning and financial experience to find forward-thinking and innovative strategies that fit your community’s needs.
We combine our experience in recycling and solid waste with capabilities across many sectors: permitting, energy, financial consulting, public-private partnerships and design-build approaches. We work for government and private industries on projects that fulfill immediate needs as well as long-term strategic and business planning. For entities that contract with the private sector, our team has spent decades developing procurement documents, evaluating vendor proposals and assisting in contract negotiations.
Solid Waste and Recycling Management Systems and Facilities
Solid waste management and resource recovery requires cost-effective, innovative approaches in the context of sustainable materials management. Our team provides a full spectrum of solid waste and resource recovery consulting services that combines our business-focused approach with our facility planning, engineering and construction experience. We have the experience necessary to help with facility planning and engineering challenges including transfer stations, single-stream recycling, mixed waste processing, construction and demolition recycling, household hazardous waste, energy from waste, composting, and landfill facilities.
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Los Angeles World Airports Zero Waste Plan
Burns & McDonnell
To support Southern California’s regional aviation demands, Los Angeles World Airports needed environmental and technical consulting services on demand to deliver high-quality support, no matter the environmental challenge.
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Burns & McDonnell
An early start to RFP processes can help local governments overcome supply chain issues with vehicles and equipment for solid waste collection, recycling and disposal.
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