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May 10, 2007

Got a brownfield to line? Learn from landfills

  • Composite liners can save time and money on ponds, brownfields and other site work that requires containment of substances in the ground.
    • By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photos courtesy of Cetco
    A PVC liner tops off a composite liner made of clay sandwiched between layers of geotextile fabric.

    TO PREVENT WASTE from leaking into the ground or air, landfills throughout the country are required to use composite liners. But everyone from developers to homeowners might learn a money-saving lesson by looking at how the liners work.


     
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