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Fall 2010 Newsletter

Welcome to our quarterly newsletter. This publication is geared to the engineering community and features a collection of geosynthetics and environmental containment news, articles and project profiles. You will find information on new materials and technologies for civil, geotechnical, and environmental applications.


New geomembrane formulation combines the best of flexible polyolefin alloys and HDPE
Enviro Liner® 6000HD is a premier grade formulation geomembrane that combines the best properties of flexible polyolefin alloys and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) in one technically advanced formulation. Enviro Liner® 6000HD is designed for long term exposed applications and has superior performance characteristics to HDPE and most other industry geomembranes, including superior tensile strength, elongation, and puncture resistance.
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Eco-Friendly Porous Pavement Made from Recycled Glass
The FilterPaveTM porous pavement system uses up to 100% post-consumer recycled glass and is an environmentally-friendly way to create parking areas, trails and walkways, sidewalks, pedestrian patios, driveways and golf cart paths from recycled glass. LEED® green building credits may be earned using the FilterPaveTM system.
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Geosynthetics Helping to Conserve Our Environment
We increasingly read or hear statements about the negative impacts of plastics on our environment. While it's true that plastic bottles littering public spaces certainly don't benefit the earth or its inhabitants, it is important to remember that there are many types of plastic and many ways in which it can be used to help.
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A Case History in Tailings Pond Reclamation
The presence of persistent clay in Oilsands tailings has made consolidation of tailings a difficult task and many ponds remain too soft to cap many years after they are full. This Project Profile outlines the work to reclaim a Mature Fine Tailings (MFT) pond.
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MSE Walls and EnviroSlopeTM Vegetated Reinforced Slopes
Layfield Group is now offering design and supply of MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) or RSS Vegetated Slopes and Retaining Walls. This includes highway, industrial, commercial, mining, oilsands, temporary, permanent, and various other applications.
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Upcoming Conferences and Tradeshows
Click here to learn about upcoming geotechnical, environmental, oil and gas, and water and waste water tradeshows taking place in North America including the Oilsands Tradeshow, Geo2010, WEFTEC, Geo-Frontiers and others.
Upcoming Webinars
Update your knowledge by attending our upcoming Technical Webinars. The Webinars are free and last approximately 35 minutes. To sign-up for our upcoming live Webinars or to access recordings of our previous Webinars, click here.

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