Webinar – Carbon Emissions Quantification and Sustainability Aspects of Landfill Final Cover Systems – November 13

October 29, 2025  |  FGI News, News

A detailed quantification and comparative analysis of carbon emissions for the following three landfill final cover systems will be presented.
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FGI Welding Basics for Geomembranes course starts December 2

October 15, 2025  |  FGI News, News

The Flexible Geomembrane Institute will be hosting a four-part online short course on welding geomembranes in December. The course includes four classes, each from Noon to 1:30 p.m. CST: It will focus on the basics of welding geomembranes and understanding how to achieve a suitable weld quality, u…
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Webinar – Ballasting and Protection of Exposed and Covered Geomembrane Lining Systems – October 23

October 1, 2025  |  FGI News, News

The Flexible Geomembrane Institute will be hosting a free webinar at 1 p.m. EDT October 23.
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Webinar – Slope Stabilization and Earth Retaining Structures with Geosynthetics – September 16

September 2, 2025  |  FGI News, News

Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) slopes and earth retention structures have evolved to become cost effective solutions used widely in transportation projects.
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Webinar – Geosynthetics Case Studies – August 12

July 25, 2025  |  FGI News, News

The Flexible Geomembrane Institute will be hosting a free webinar at 1 p.m. EDT August 12.
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Webinar – Subsurface Elevated Temperature Events in Landfills – July 17

June 20, 2025  |  FGI News, News

Understanding subsurface elevated temperature (SET) events is critical for properly operating a municipal solid waste (MSW) facility.
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FGI is now Flexible Geomembrane Institute

June 18, 2025  |  FGI News, News

After 16 years as the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI), the organization has changed its name to the Flexible Geomembrane Institute.
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FGI News: FGI at Geotechnical Frontiers 2025

May 14, 2025  |  FGI News, News

The FGI was busy during the recent Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 Conference in Louisville, Ky. The Geo-Frontiers Conference is a collaboration between the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Advanced Textiles Association. The FGI organized the following events:
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FGI Happenings: Testing geomembranes

April 1, 2025  |  FGI News

Timothy D. Stark, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, recently traveled to Hibbing, Minn., with Pat Elliott of Colorado Lining International, Maya Innis of Leister Technologies LLC, and Marlyn Waltner of Intertape Polymer Group to sampl…
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