New Waste Concepts

Custom Daily Cover Analysis Input Form


 

 

 

(All fields are required)   Contact Information

Your Name  
Title  

Area of Responsibility
 
Landfill, Municipality or Company  
Address  
City, State  
Zip Code  
Telephone  
Fax  
E-Mail  
   

About Your Custom Analysis


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Basic Parameters
of Site Needing Coverage


Average size of working face
  sq. feet or sq. meters

Number of weeks/year site operates
  weeks/year

Number of days/week site operates
  days/week

Hourly labor rate for worker
to apply ADC
 


Cost of diesel fuel
  per gallon or liter

Would you use CAPS machine
and product to plant seed?
 



Cost of treating leachate (transportation and treatment costs)
  per gallon or liter



 

Basic Parameters of Compaction, Amount of Soil Used, Etc.

In-place specific waste
or density
  lb./cu. yd. or kg./cu. m.

In-place specific waste or density:
This is the weight of a cubic yard or cubic meter of solid waste after it has been placed in the landfill and compacted. It ranges from 900 to 1800 lbs./cubic yard (449 to 897 kg./cubic meter). The average is 1100 lbs./cubic yard (548 kg./cubic meter).

Estimated tipping fee
or cost to build a cubic yard
(cubic meter) of landfill space
 

Tipping Fee:
If you have a layered tipping fee, use
your average fee per ton for municipal solid waste.

Cost per cubic yard (cubic meter):
If you have no tipping fee, determine
the cost to build a cubic yard or cubic meter of landfill space.
   

Basic Parameters of
Collecting, Moving and Applying
Soil As Daily Cover

Daily hours of operation
of a scraper and all other
equipment needed for soil
stockpiling and collection
  hours

Daily hours of operation of heavy equipment for soil placement as daily cover
  hours

Cost of stockpiling soil
 

Cost of stockpiling soil: This is the cost per hour for operating an excavator and other equipment including labor, fuel, maintenance and depreciation. The average cost per hour to operate an excavator in the U.S. is $57/hour.


Cost of applying soil
 

Cost of applying soil:
This is the cost per hour for operating equipment to apply daily cover including labor, fuel, maintenance and depreciation. The average cost per hour for application in the U.S. is $37/hour.

Cost of purchasing soil if necessary
  per cubic yard or meter