Waste management has been a core competency for over 20 years at EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. (EBA). We are proud of our ability to serve our waste management clients and equally proud of our record in providing value-added services. Throughout our history in waste management, we have been involved in a number of diverse and challenging projects in a variety of areas, including:

• Waste Management Planning;
• Regulatory Understanding & Approvals;
• Facility Siting, Design, Construction & Operation;
• Environmental Compliance;
• Closure & Post-Closure Planning; and
• Innovative Technology Development.

EBA has extensive experience in all aspects of waste management planning, including metropolitan regions, cities, towns, villages, rural areas, and Aboriginal communities. Our services also extend into the private sector for commercial businesses and companies within the waste management, oil and gas, mining, transportation, and development sectors.

Waste Management Planning

• Solid waste management plans
• Landfill gas collection systems
• Zero Waste
• Organics management
• Transfer station design
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Waste stream analyses and waste audits
• Life cycle analyses
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program development and implementation
• Disaster debris management planning
• Decision analysis (triple bottom line processes)
• Bylaw and contract development
• Communications – public and Aboriginal Peoples engagement, stakeholder consultation, workshop facilitation, promotional materials

Regulatory Understanding & Approvals

• Strong working relationship with regulatory agencies
• Active involvement in development of new regulations
• Review of regulatory applications on behalf of government agencies
• Regulatory permitting for waste facilities

Facility Siting, Design, Construction
& Operation

• Landfills, transfer stations, Material Recovery
• Facilities (MRFs), and compost facilities
• Life cycle costing
• Logistical impact studies (traffic impact)
• Contract management and tendering
• Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)
• Operational planning
• Geotechnical, geophysical, hydrogeological, and environmental investigations

Environmental Compliance

• Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), including contaminant assessments
• Development of monitoring and contingency plans
• Compliance monitoring for groundwater, surface water, landfill gas, and soils
• Compliance auditing, including Waste Facility Environmental
• Reviews (WFERs) under Western Canadian Auditing
• Roundtable (WCAR) criteria

Closure & Post-Closure Planning

• Landfill cap design
• Proposed future use
• Environmental monitoring
• Financial security

Innovative Technology Development

• Transportation projects – Cold In-Place
• Asphalt Recycling
• EBA employee sits on the National Research Council to review environmental regulations
• ISO certification
• Concrete re-use in reefs