Category: Environmental

Living the Good (Remediated) Life at Carroll University

They may not realize it, but a group of Carroll University undergraduate students is living in popular new residence halls with a curious back story. Ayres environmental engineer Lynn Scherbert knows the story well: She managed the project that transformed a once-blighted, vacant industrial area of Waukesha, Wisconsin, into a thriving student housing complex. The… Read More »

Landfill-ed to the Brim — Now What?

You put your garbage at the curb, and by the time you come home, it’s been whisked away to a landfill somewhere nearby. Your neighbors are all doing the same thing – so what happens when all that trash adds up? Very few landfills are officially closed. Instead, older portions are capped once areas reach the… Read More »