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.
HIGHLIGHTS
- IP-I & II flexible packaging met all job requirements
- Easily and affordably shipped to Alaska
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.”
