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AGRU wins 2024 Marketing Excellence Award
December 20th, 2024
The International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD) has awarded AGRU America the top Marketing Excellence Award for demonstrating outstanding success and creativity with their marketing initiatives. The rigorous submission process looks at over two dozen factors, from social media campaigns to publication history and contributions to the industry. Other contributing factors toward the award were […]
Biagi named Illinois DOT secretary
December 19th, 2024
Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) recently appointed Gia Biagi to become the next secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, pending the approval of the state legislature. She will replace current Secretary Omer Osman, who is retiring after a 35-year career at Illinois DOT at the end of 2024. Gia Biagi. Photo courtesy of Illinois Governor's […]
Letter to the Editor: PFAS and Geomembrane Lifespan
December 18th, 2024
Dear Editor and Readers, This letter concerns the effect of PFAS-type chemicals(1) to the lifespan of polyethylene geomembranes and the potential for a reduction in lifespan from PFAS exposure. While there is great benefit from academic journals and publications, there is, on occasion, benefit to be had from industrial experience that is not academic in […]
Majeski steps down as Delaware DOT secretary, Hastings named acting secretary
December 18th, 2024
On December 21, Nicole Majeski will step down as secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation, with Governor John Carney (D) naming Shanté Hastings, the agency’s deputy secretary and chief engineer, as acting secretary. Nicole Majeski. Photo courtesy of Delaware DOT. “The Delaware DOT impacts every single resident and visitor in our state,” said the […]
Geomembranes for environmental remediation
December 17th, 2024
By Brian Fraser, Vice President Layfield Geosynthetics Geomembranes are frequently used in soil remediation applications for environmental containment. Environmental remediation is the cleanup of hazardous substances dealing with the removal, treatment and containment of contaminants, including soil, groundwater and sediment. Applications include the treatment and cleanup of brownfield sites and contaminated soils as a result of […]
Webinar – Building Fire Lanes and Emergency Access Roads with Geocells and Porous Pavers – Jan. 7
December 16th, 2024
Presto Geosystems presents the webinar - Building Fire Lanes and Emergency Access Roads with Geocells and Porous Pavers – on January 7, 2025 at 11 a.m. CST. The presenter is Sam Justice, P.E., you can earn a 1.0 PDH credit, and you can register here. As our cities expand and new or renovated buildings are […]
Solar array installation set for Purdy Transfer Station in 2025
December 13th, 2024
By Chris Rurik For visitors to the Purdy Transfer Station in Gig Harbor, Wash., the landfill is a pleasant, grassy knoll. Beneath the grass is five-and-a-half decades’ worth of garbage. Until 1989, it was the final resting place for Key Peninsula waste. Photo courtesy of Key Peninsula News. Pierce County won a $2.3 million grant […]
Jared Wiley named director of the Arkansas DOT
December 12th, 2024
The Arkansas Highway Commission recently named Jared Wiley to be director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) when Lorie Tudor, the agency’s current director, retires effective January 10, 2025. Jared Wiley. Photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Wiley – who has served as ARDOT’S chief engineer for preconstruction since April 2023 – […]
GMA member Doug Brown passes away
December 11th, 2024
Compiled by Kevin Kerfoot, Geosynthetics Magazine Douglas Neil Brown, P.E., passed away on December 1, 2024, at the age of 59. He was a key member of the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) over the years as a focus group lead, GMA Executive Council second vice chair, and an outstanding volunteer for GMA and the Advanced […]
ConCom signals approval for Sconset Bluff geotube expansion
December 11th, 2024
By Dean Geddes The massive expansion of the erosion-control project on the Sconset Bluff in Nantucket, Mass. is one step closer to a reality after the conservation commission voted to provide the project with the necessary waivers to move it forward. The joint application by the town and Sconset Beach Preservation Fund to expand the […]