May 2016 Vol.6

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Keynote Lectures Announced for EuroGeo 6
http://files.ctctcdn.com/15018a1b201/e840cfa6-ce66-470e-9c51-cd81cf58bcde.pdf

Consultants Break Down Effective Strategies for Landfill Covers
http://waste360.com/operations/consultants-break-down-effective-strategies-landfill-covers

Completion of Third Landfill Cell at Hogan’s Pocket Delayed Because of Wet Weather – Last Year it was Reported The Cell Would be Finished by 2015
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/expansion-of-hogans-pocket-delayed/3023082/

Failure to Notify EPA of Incident Leads to Official Warning for Ravenhall Landfill
http://melbourneinformer.com/17229/failure-to-notify-epa-of-incident-leads-to-official-warning-for-ravenhall-landfill-operator/

TenCate Publish Spring 2016 Newsletter
http://www.tencate.com/amer/Images/ezine_spring2016_tcm29-43527.pdf

Global Synthetics Launches New Website
http://www.globalsynthetics.com.au

Agru Joins Governing Body of GMA
http://agruamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Newsletter-Spring-Agru-2.pdf

Relationship b/w Road Rut Depth and Number of Load Cycles With and Without Geosynthetics
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/jiE2tfzin1rK7zZ

Vietnam Beach Saved by Geo-tube Dyke System
http://www.talkvietnam.com/2016/05/cua-dai-beach-threatened-by-erosion-and-sea-encroachment/

Specification Change: ASTM D6364 for Drainage Materials
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2016/05/09/specification-change-astm-d6364-for-drainage-materials/

Quote from The Castle (1997) Movie
Darryl Kerrigan “Now back here: all landfill. Not allowed to build there.”
Council Officer “Has the soil been tested?”
Darryl Kerrigan “Oh yeah, nothing too serious in there… what do you know about lead?”

Australian Geosynthetics Industry Supplier Index Directory

String Format: Name (STATE) [MATERIAL] <EMAIL>

Liner Installers/Fabricators
Abgal [PVC] <[email protected]>
Aeramix (VIC/TAS) [HDPE/LLDPE/BGM] <[email protected]>
Australian Lining Co (QLD) <[email protected]>
Curtis Barrier (NSW) <[email protected]>
DDT (QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
D&R Liners (QLD) [LLDPE/FGML] <[email protected]>
Ecoline (NSW) <[email protected]>
Ertech (WA/VIC/NSW) <[email protected]>
Fabtech (SA/QLD/VIC) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Fabric Solutions (QLD) [LLDPE/RPP] <[email protected]>
GDT Lining (QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Geoline (VIC) [HDPE, LLDPE, PP, RPP] <[email protected]>
Jaylon (WA/QLD/VIC) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Lining Solutions (NSW) [EPDM]  <[email protected]>
Lining Victoria (VIC) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Linstall (QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Merit (WA/QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
NTAP (NT) <[email protected]>
Ostwald Brothers (QLD) <[email protected]>
PolyDam (SA and NT) [HDPE/LLDPE & EPDM] <[email protected]>
Southland Liners (QLD) [EPDM]  <http://www.southlandliners.com.au/home/contact/>
Total Lining Systems (NSW) <[email protected]>
Teneo (QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Terrenal (QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Watpac (WA) [HDPE] <[email protected]>
West Coast Lining (WA)  <[email protected]>

Liner Suppliers
AEMS [EPDM] <http://austems.com.au/contact>
Agru [HDPE/LLDPE/VLPDE/FPP/TPO] <[email protected]>
Atarfil [HDPE] <[email protected]>
Coletanche (QLD) [BGM]  <[email protected]>
Concrete Canvas [GCCM]  <[email protected]>
Firestone (NSW) [EPDM] <[email protected]>
Gale (VIC) [RPP] <[email protected]>
Garden City Geotech (VIC/SA) [HDPE] <[email protected]>
Geofabrics [PVC-EIA] <[email protected]>
Global Synthetics [HDPE] <[email protected]>
Gordian [Teranap BGM and Carlisles EPDM]  <[email protected]>
GSE (NSW) [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Innova (VIC) [PVC-EIA] <[email protected]>
ITL (VIC) [GCCM]  <[email protected]>
Layfield (SA, QLD) [HDPE/LLDPE/CSPE/EIA] <[email protected]>
Permathene [fPP] <[email protected]>
Puraflex [Vapour Barrier Geomembrane} <[email protected]>
Solmax [HDPE/LLDPE] <[email protected]>
Teranap [BGM]  <http://www.teranap.com.au/contact.html>
XR-5 [PVC-EIA] <[email protected]>

Geotextile Suppliers
Cetco (QLD) <[email protected]>
Cirtex (QLD) <[email protected]>
Geofabrics (VIC/QLD) <[email protected]>
Global Synthetics (NSW/QLD/WA) <[email protected]>
Southern Geosynthetics  (VIC) <[email protected]>
Polyfabrics/Tapex (NSW) <[email protected]>

Geotechnical/Geosynthetic Consulting Engineers
AECOM <[email protected]>
Blue Sphere (VIC) <[email protected]>
Cardno <[email protected]>
Coffey <[email protected]>
GHD <[email protected]>
Golder <[email protected]>
Iolar (QLD)  <[email protected]>
Jacobs (SKM)  <[email protected]>
KBR (SA)
Mackenzie Environmental (VIC) <[email protected]>
Meinhardt <[email protected]>
Red Earth Engineering (QLD) <[email protected]>
Senversa (VIC) <[email protected]>
Tonkin (SA)
Tonkin & Taylor <[email protected]>

Geosynthetics Consultants
Andrew Maddock <[email protected]>
Mike Sadlier <[email protected]>
John Scheirs <[email protected]>
Ross Stafford <[email protected]>

CQA Services
AECOM <[email protected]>
Cardno <[email protected]>
Coffey <[email protected]>
ExcelPlas (VIC) <[email protected]>
Geotest (SA) <[email protected]>
GHD <[email protected]>
Golder <[email protected]>
Iolar (QLD)  <[email protected]>
Mackenzie Environmental (VIC) <[email protected]>
Meinhardt <[email protected]>
Terrafirma (VIC) <[email protected]>
Tonkin & Taylor <[email protected]>

Liner Welding Equipment & Supplies
Demtech <[email protected]>
Leister <[email protected]>
FHS <[email protected]>

Accessories
Mechanical Earth Anchors   <[email protected]>

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