WIH Resource Group 

The White Paper was developed by WIH Resource Group, Inc. (WIH) and was created from industry research and analysis of the current use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and Biodiesel (B20) in refuse (municipal solid waste – MSW) collection vehicles by both public sector agencies and private sector service providers throughout the United States.

The industry’s interest in this information is to assess the potential for utilizing CNG, LNG or Biodiesel fueled refuse collection vehicles in their own organizations or subcontracted solid waste and recycling collection vehicles and operations. 

WIH Resource Group, Inc. (WIH) conducted research and developed a Regional Waste Shed Study / White Paper to evaluate the current and future market-place needs for a proposed landfill disposal facility to be located in Pinal County Arizona, centrally located to both the Cities of Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. 

The Waste Shed Study and resulting White Paper provides a surrounding Tri-County assessment of collection and landfill / transfer operations in the Phoenix - Tucson Arizona region.

The region was defined as an area within a 150 mile radius of the proposed Pinal County Landfill site.  The City of Phoenix and City of Tucson are ranked No. 5 and No. 32 respectively by population nationally in the United States so the Waste Shed Study White Paper represents one of the larger combined Waste Sheds in the U.S.   

This Waste Shed Study provides an understanding of active landfills and transfer stations that are currently being used and also evaluates the potential for them to send waste to the Pinal County Landfill based on factors such as pricing, transportation costs and existing contracts.

WIH Resource Group completed this Waste Shed Study based on a combination of the following data sources:

• Interviews with cities, private haulers and disposal facility operators;
• Published solid waste planning reports (e.g., regional solid waste management plans); and
• Annual disposal facility reports from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

The Study concludes with WIH’s research of disposal pricing and opportunities for the Pinal County Landfill to be considered competitive with other facilities within the Waste Shed.

CLICK ON THE GOLD COLORED TEXT BELOW for a Summary of the Highlights of the Arizona Regional Waste Shed Study White Paper 

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Solid Waste Transfer Station “Right Sizing” determines the right fit for you, selecting the building and site layout that best works for your operation, and custom designing it to your needs.

Normally, most questions that come to mind when you think about right sizing relate to the size of the building. Think about this from a slightly different perspective.  Shouldn’t right sizing really be about creating the total design and layout that is most cost effective?

This Article addresses Facility “Right Sizing” and Design Cost Factors and Considerations and a range of other critical factors.

Route optimization affects all aspects of a solid waste and/or recycling collection service provider organization.

Efficient and cost-effective fleet and resource management through planning is the most important step in enhancing an organization’s bottom line.

Based on WIH Resource Group's Industry Experience and Research, this Article highlights how Route Optimization refers to choosing the best element from some set of available alternatives.

Rebalancing routes for reducing hours and miles, it involves improving fleet and manpower productivity and profitability.

In order to best determine what improvements may be needed for a fleet, an examination of the fleet’s  management, maintenance programs, vehicle replacement schedules, accounting methods, parts inventory management, procurement and a whole host of other critical areas—all of which affect the cost of operating the fleet—is needed.

This Article is based on WIH Resource Group's Experience in Fleet Management from a "real world" working perspective.

Benchmarking and establishing best management practices, allows fleet maintenance and management to develop a baseline from which improvement goals can be established.