Dive summary:

• The Lauderdale County landfill in Alabama was awarded as the best construction and demolition waste landfill in the state.
• The award is through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and was awarded at the annual Solid Waste Association of North America meeting.
• This is the first year for the awards, which focus on landfills that go “above and beyond” standard regulations.

From the article:

“It’s not just dumping the waste and covering it up or loading up the household waste and transferring it,” Lauderdale County Solid Waste Manager Robert Bevis said. “We have to meet so many codes and regulations, and our guys do a good job. They take their job seriously and it shows.”

That kind of work ethic is a key ingredient in the new Lauderdale County Landfill being selected as the best construction and demolition waste landfill in the state. ...