Sustainable Solutions / Beneficial Reuse

Challenge:

• Active refinery was searching for alternative to costly, off-site disposal of impacted pond sediments
• Pond site needed to be reclaimed for plant operations
• Refinery needed to reduce off-site disposal of several waste streams

Results:

• Excavated and stabilized approximately 33,300 tons of impacted soils and sediments from a refinery pond
• Stabilized an additional 4,480 tons of impacted materials from other projects and refinery waste
• Approximately 113,000 tons recycled product was produced from additional refinery waste streams
• Developed annual waste stream recycling program to produce select fill for refinery construction projects, and fill material
• Construction of an 85-acre ecological preserve, restoring area to natural state
• Over 30,000 manhours with no recordables

Benefits:

• Recycling solution minimized long term liability for our client by eliminating waste from site
• Cost savings for recycling solution were significantly less then next best alternative remedial solution