Facility Overviews

• Solid Waste Research & Development Facility – A one-of-a-kind facility to pursue research and technology development in all areas of solid waste
• Wastewater Research & Training Centre – A facility dedicated to both research and training in wastewater treatment

Education Initiatives

• Training and Education Programs - A wide range of educational programs being offered

Business Initiatives

• Advisory and Management Services - Accessing a full range of waste management expertise

Research Initiatives

• Research Program - Creating opportunities for innovative research in both traditional and emerging areas of waste management

Technology Development Initiatives

• Technology Development Program - Offers services and can provide specialized expertise and facilities to develop, test, verify and scale-up technologies

Solid Waste Projects

• Landfill Methane Oxidation  – A full scale research/demonstration project on methane oxidation beds at the Leduc Regional Landfill
• Impact of Pretreatment on Compost Quality: A Focus on Trace Metals  – Investigates benefits of pretreatment and feedstock manipulation on compost quality
• Biosolids Composting Covers and Temperature Probes – Aims to observe compost pile temperatures from a particle’s perspective
• Compost Free Airspace  – Optimization study on Gore composting system to minimize the woodchip requirement and/or decrease the specific reactor volume
• Street Sand Recycling  – A pilot project to clean and recycle street sand for reuse

Wastewater Projects

• Fish Biomonitoring Assay Study  – A state-of-the-art vertebrate model system to evaluate the public health risk of reusable water
• Hollow Fibre Membrane Pilot Plant – A demonstration-scale facility assessing the filtration of effluent using a hollow-fibre membrane ultrafiltration system

Energy from Waste Projects

• Solid Waste Gasification – A project investigating using leftover residuals that remain following solid waste composting and recycling to produce refuse-derived fuel
• Red Deer Biogas Study – A project to determine the economic feasibility of anearobic digestion given the regulatory, technical, and economic conditions in Alberta.