Howard Robinson is Process Director of Phoenix Engineering and has nearly 30 years of specialised experience in landfill science, especially in the fields of landfill leachate characterisation and treatment. He has been responsible for many hundreds of leachate management projects, including the design of more than 70 full-scale leachate treatment plants, using a wide range of technologies. He has worked in the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, throughout Europe, and in the USA.