The objective of the Geo-Video competition is to develop short videos explaining various geotechnical concepts that could be used in classrooms at various levels (elementary school through college) and by the lay person to understand geotechnical principles. "Landfills" is the third place video in the 2026 competition. It was created by Lauren Larue and Emily Razo from the University of Akron. Video created by Lauren Larue and Emily Razo Advisor: David Roke The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org. #geotechnicalengineering #civilengineering #geotech #geocongress2026