American Liquid Waste Magazine

For municipals looking to be more energy efficient, reduce their carbon footprint, utilize renewable energy and perhaps generate revenue, companies like Ameresco might be the answer. Working with cities nation-wide, Ameresco tailors environmental solutions for wastewater treatment plants and other customers. The company takes methane, a byproduct of sewage treatment and converts it into a [...]

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles produce 23 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than their diesel counterparts, and natural gas costs about one-third less than conventional gasoline. The reduction in fuel costs and desire to be more environmentally friendly has prompted many to make the conversion to natural gas. [...]

NASA recently released a startling 20-second time-lapse video showing how average global temperatures have changed each year from 1884 to 2011. Their findings show that the nine warmest years on record have been in the last 12 years. NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Director James E. Hansen states on their website that despite the [...]

Fleet vehicles are driven hard, averaging nearly double the mileage, fuel consumption and emissions of personal vehicles. As a result, fleets are not only expensive to operate but are also a major source of global warming pollution. However, there are five easy, cost-effective ways to go green with your fleet, as well as to reduce [...]

Biodiesel, n—a fuel composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. Petroleum-based fuel is available in a finite amount, so the time to be looking at alternative fuel sources is now. Biodiesel is one such alternative and it is a clean burning alternative fuel and in 2010, [...]

Last month, we told you ways to “green up” your business. This month, we’re taking things one step further and telling you how to market your company as green. Have a recycling program? That’s green. Use green cleaning supplies and LED lightbulbs? That’s green, too. If you’re one of those companies using an alternative fuel [...]

Many people are trying to find innovative and creative ways to cut costs these days. One less obvious yet viable solution is to go green with your business. Going green is not a bad bandwagon to hitch a ride on, and greening up your workplace can actually help you make more money, through cost savings, [...]

In today’s business environment, the marketplace becomes more global. Older technologies and schools of thought fall by the wayside as proven products with more advantages enter the market. The most powerful and sustainable source for future prosperity is living with better ideas—especially ideas about sustainable water resources. You can live up to water discharge regulations [...]

Your small business can save money on energy costs and help the environment by using solar power as an alternative. Sun-generated power is “clean” energy—it is devoid of pollution, noise, or fossil fuel. Unfortunately, it is grossly underutilized. Twenty days of sunshine is equal to all of the earth’s oil, coal and natural gas energy [...]

Flow measurement is a missing link in computing why septic systems may fail. Do we really know the flow entering a septic tank? Do we really know a way to justify when a septic system is in a state of hydraulic overload? Daily flow can exceed the design capacity of the system, resulting in frequent [...]