Hydraulic and earth engineering – Subterranean waste disposal – containment – or treatment – Landfill
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2005-07-12
Pezzuto, Robert E. (Department: 3671)
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Subterranean waste disposal, containment, or treatment
Landfill
C405S128150, C405S129100, C405S128700
Reexamination Certificate
active
06916136
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.
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Courtney Dale
Johnson William H.
Layton Gordon
Smith Matthew C.
Arcadis Geraghty & Miller
McDonnell Boehnen & Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Pechhold Alexandra K.
Pezzuto Robert E.
Waste Management Holdings, Inc.
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