PACTEC INTEGRAL IN ALASKAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ remediation contractors use PacTec’s LiftPac® bags to clean up hazardous waste from FUDS (Formerly Used Defense Sites) in Alaska.
BACKGROUND
During World War II and the Cold War, the US government established many General Surveillance Radar Stations and First Alert Warning Stations in Alaska to monitor missile activity from Russia. Since waste streams were not regulated during their use and after decommissioning, solvents, transformers, oils, diesel and other hazardous materials were simply contained in metal drums and buried on site. Over time, some of the material contained in the drums has seeped into the ground.
With the introduction of environmental regulations and legislation, those sites are now being restored. This has resulted in the remediation of some sites requiring soils and debris to be shipped, but the hazardous waste must meet specific disposal guidelines and shipped back to the Continental US.
OUTCOME
For the past 8 years, PacTec, Inc. has been a partner to the Alaskan Native Corporations, Remediation Contractors, and others as well as USACE, FAA and the Air Force who oversee the cleanup, providing these projects with thousands of LiftPac® disposal bags and other PacTec specific products annually to safely contain the waste and safely return it for proper disposal. The Corps was in need of IP-I & II packaging that could be shipped to Alaska at minimum cost, so flexible packaging seemed to best meet their needs, as they are compact, yet robust and effective.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
“These cleanup jobs are difficult, and the scope of work is large. Having a vendor partnership with PacTec has been critical to our success.”
HIGHLIGHTS
- IP-I & II flexible packaging met all job requirements
- Easily and affordably shipped to Alaska
