Landfill Design and Development
The Laramie Landfill processes an average of 36,400 tons of solid waste annually. Before this project began, the facility lacked essential infrastructure such as electricity, water, and sewer. The City of Laramie requested design upgrades to the landfill’s systems and infrastructure to support cost-effective and environmentally friendly waste management practices.
The City of Laramie partnered with Trihydro to provide design, permitting, and construction administration and management services for the lateral expansion of the landfill. The project included an engineered containment system, a new main entrance, a baler building, a scale house, a truck scale, and a Z-Wall waste diversion area.
The engineered containment system creates an impermeable barrier between waste and soil, allowing for the collection and handling of waste liquids and preventing subsurface soil and groundwater contamination.
The project also included constructing a new main entrance to the facility, as well as a 24,000-square-foot baler building, a scale house, a computerized hydraulic truck scale, and a Z-Wall waste diversion area.
The new entrance allows the City of Laramie to more efficiently handle and track incoming waste, separate recyclable materials, limit litter, and provide quicker and safer waste disposal for customers.
