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Americans produce an estimated 250 million tons of municipal solid waste each year, nearly 4.6 pounds of waste per person per day. HDR recognizes that while there is not one simple solution, solid waste is indeed a material to be managed.

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HDR Acoustic Services Optimize Waste Facilities

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Ranked No. 1 in The Engineering News-Record's 2008 "Top 15 Solid Waste Firms"

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Ranked No. 13 in The Engineering News-Record's 2009 "Top 500 Design Firms"

HDR shares the philosophy No Wasted Resourcessm with our clients because we view waste as more than an inevitable byproduct of our lives. We take a life-cycle approach to processes and systems that help clients eliminate inefficiencies and improve environmental performance in solid waste management programs. From waste reduction to disposal, HDR develops strategies tailored to unique community and client needs. Incorporating the latest technologies, we provide competitive solutions that address long-term waste management issues.

HDR is guiding manufacturers toward innovative ways to reduce waste in packaging, while designing environmentally friendly disposal systems for the inevitable leftovers. Our waste management solutions are based on award-winning work in environmental education, "zero waste" management, and planning and design of facilities that integrate the latest technologies and strategies.

Communities large and small look to HDR to help protect long-term public and economic health by planning and implementing innovative methods to manage waste. We have pioneered progressive plans for cities, including New York and Los Angeles, and regional organizations like the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, Lee County, Florida, and DeKalb County, Georgia.

HDR solutions include cost-effective, socially and environmentally acceptable integration of appropriate technologies to reduce, recycle, reuse, prevent and divert waste to the greatest extent possible.

Join HDR on the path to No Wasted Resourcessm.

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  • Transfer Stations and Material Recovery Facilities
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