Claystone Waste: a landfill that bets on real odor control with Bettair
Claystone Waste, a leading waste management company in Canada, was looking for a solution to better understand what was happening in the air around the landfill and how it could reduce odor episodes affecting nearby communities.
Knowing that odors come from specific compounds – not from “air in general” – they needed a system that could measure them accurately, in real time and without relying on external laboratories.
That’s where Bettair comes in.
The reality of air quality in landfills
Modern landfills, even if well managed, generate a mixture of gases and particulates that can affect the environment and health. The challenge is that often these compounds cannot be seen, but they can be felt:
- Strong odors
- Inconvenience for neighboring communities
- Risk of non-compliant emissions
- Increase in hazardous compounds such as H₂S or NH₃.
When these parameters are not measured, everything becomes “guesswork”. And managing a landfill based on assumptions is risky:
- Late response to problems,
- It is not known exactly what is going on,
- The community’s trust is lost.
If you’ve ever passed near a landfill and noticed odors that seem to get worse and worse, it’s no coincidence. It’s a sign. And what goes on underground – and in the air – can affect much more than just the discomfort of a bad smell. At Claystone Waste there’s a lot of awareness about it… and that’s why they made a key decision that completely changed the way they manage their landfill.
What exactly happened, how they solved it; that’s just what you’re going to find out now.
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The solution: Bettair air quality stations for gases and particulates
In this project it has been managed with Bettair nodes equipped with measurements of:
- PM1, PM2.5, PM10
- NO, CO, SO₂
- H₂S (key in odors).
- NH₃ (strong smell in biological processes)
- VOC (volatile organic compounds)
- Environmental noise
- Very low power consumption ultrasonic wind sensor (to understand wind direction and speed without mechanical friction)
This combination allows them to know what is being emitted, when, in what concentration and in what direction it is moving, which in real time they see on their workstations for TOTAL CONTROL.
Why is Bettair equipment key in a landfill?
Odors are not a mystery: they are measurable, not a subjective feeling: they are real gases like H₂S or VOCs.
Measuring them allows to know if the problem comes from discharge areas, organic waste piles, newly covered cells or areas where biogas increases and with an anemometer helps to correlate odor peaks, wind direction, area of the landfill responsible. This avoids focusing on areas that are not a priority and allows you to act exactly where it counts. It is the difference between putting out fires and strategic management.
In addition Claystone will have values, in real time that will allow precautions and alerts when VOCs rise, cover areas at critical times, adjust operations on bad dispersion days, and act before someone calls is to manage responsibly.
Without measuring, it’s all guesswork. With Bettair, Claystone Waste goes from “guessing” to knowing.
What do other cities learn from the Canadian case?
Claystone Waste demonstrates that a landfill can go beyond minimum compliance and become an environmental benchmark. Thanks to Bettair technology, they can now accurately control odors and emissions, anticipate problems and protect the surrounding community.
It’s not just about measuring air, it’s about building trust.
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