GCL woven side against geomembrane

October 1, 2015  |  News, Q&A: GMA Techline

Flammability? Zip ties? MARV? Ponds? GT Specs? Questions and answers from the GMA Techline. I seem to recall a webinar or presentation in which the presenter warned against using the woven side of a GCL against a geomembrane due to bentonite squeeze-out and subsequent slippage. Instead, the nonwoven…
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HDPE flammability

October 1, 2015  |  News, Q&A: GMA Techline

Flammability? Zip yies? MARV? Ponds? GT specs? Questions and answers from the GMA Techline. I am involved with a landfill permit renewal. A question keeps coming up concerning the flammability potential of HDPE liner. What is that potential and do you know of any liner system fires? Eric | USA Eric,…
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GSE announces closing of Chile manufacturing facility

September 29, 2015  |  News

Houston-based GSE Environmental announced in a Sept. 29 press release that it is closing its manufacturing plant in Antofagasta, Chile. The release said that “GSE has conducted a thorough evaluation of different means to optimize manufacturing productivity, market competitiveness, and quality, and…
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Don’t be left out of the 2016 Geosynthetics Specifier’s Guide

September 18, 2015  |  News

Email prompts were sent out this week, reminding geosynthetics industry companies to submit directory and product data chart information for the annual Specifier’s Guide by Geosynthetics magazine. Company directories include contact information and listings of geosynthetic products, applications, …
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Registration now open for Environmental Connection

September 15, 2015  |  News

Registration is now open for the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) annual Environmental Connection trade show and conference Feb. 16–19, 2016, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. EC-’16, with the promise “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” i…
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Shaw increases investment in Watershed Geosynthetics

September 14, 2015  |  News

Shaw Industries Group Inc., a Dalton, Ga.-based carpet manufacturer and supplier of floorcoverings and synthetic turf, has increased its investment in Watershed Geosynthetics LLC of Alpharetta, Ga., according to a Sept. 10 press release from Watershed. The release said that the additional investment…
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Geosynthetics Middle East conference extends deadline to Sept. 30

September 4, 2015  |  News

Organizers of the 2015 Geosynthetics Middle East conference have extended the call for papers deadline to Sept. 30, 2015, welcoming industry experts to share their knowledge with the GeoME audience. The 2015 GeoME event has a primary focus on infrastructure, transportation, oil and gas, water, waste…
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Colorado Lining launches floating cover brand

September 3, 2015  |  News

Parker, Colo.-based Colorado Lining International Inc. (CLI)—contractor, installer, and fabricator of geosynthetics—announced in a Sept. 2 press release a new brand for its floating cover systems. According to the release, CLI’s Hydro-Cap systems “are offered domestically and internationally…
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Geosynthetic Institute fellowships announced

September 2, 2015  |  News

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), with input from its Board of Directors, has made the selections for the 2015–2016 GSI Fellowship Awards. The program recognizes and supports outstanding students from around the world studying geosynthetics. The GSI Fellowship program for this year was revised to …
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IECA’s Environmental Connection-2016 to feature ‘Learning Lounge’

August 28, 2015  |  News

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) announced in an Aug. 24 press release that is continuing its exhibit hall “learning lab” from the Portland, Ore., Environmental Connection show. But in 2016 in San Antonio, it will be renamed the Learning Lounge and it will be in the Town Hall…
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