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Solid waste director wins board approval for new gas monitor; department reports recycling and operational improvements
Summary
The board approved purchase of a QED GEM 5000 gas monitor for the landfill and received a comprehensive solid-waste update covering household hazardous waste, recycling, compactor replacement, leachate hauling, staff reorganization and plans to address new construction/demolition (C&D) rules.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners on March 11 approved buying a QED GEM 5000 landfill gas monitor and heard a departmental report on recycling, leachate hauling and staffing changes from Solid Waste Director Corey.
Corey told the board the county's existing gas monitor could not be calibrated or upgraded and recommended a QED GEM 5000, saying the model matches the county's consultant (Stan Tech) and avoids field challenges the alternative (an Elkins unit using an iPad interface) could pose in winter operations. The quoted price for the QED unit was $19,345; the…
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