European Union
Project good practices
The Natural Cap – Sustainable solution for landfills
Summary: The remediation of the 100 ha. Volgermeer landfill is a key example of the transition of what was once a heavily polluted waste site into a natural park.
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands (Nederland)
Quality control of technical elements of landfills by an...
Summary: Surface cappings and basal liners of landfills have to meet defined technical requirements. The installed quality is monitored by an independent third party.
Location: Brandenburg,
Landfill remediation by excavation – Case Treuenbrietzen
Summary: A closed landfill, Treuenbrietzen was remediated by excavation of the landfill body and transfer of the waste to other landfills.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Remediation of a landfill with low risk potential in a rural...
Summary: A closed landfill with low risk potential in a rural environment was remediated by profiling the landfill body and covering the landfill with a soil layer.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Maximizing landfill capacity by vertical expansion
Summary: The project involves the use of compacted waste, using engineered reinforcement to create retaining structures for waste with a 70° slope angle.
Location: Puglia, Italy (Italia)
Remediation of a large-scale landfill by installing a surface...
Summary: The landfill was remediated by capping the landfill body with a surface sealing system and a landfill gas capturing facility.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Remediation of a landfill by a surface sealing system with an...
Summary: A Surface sealing system - a geomembrane and combined a leak control system detects damaged spots in the geomembrane and reduces the risk of hazards.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Using a landfill area after closure of a landfill for a Waste...
Summary: A compaction and reloading station for waste, using the infrastructure of a former landfill, helps to reduce waste volume and optimizes transport logistics.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Possibilities of using a closed landfill area for production of...
Summary: A landfill is an ideal site for a photovoltaic plant. However, the special technical conditions linked with the sealing system have to be considered.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Use of slag for the construction of the drainage layer at the...
Summary: The construction of the drainage layer with slags substitutes the use of natural resources, such as gravel. The ecological footprint of the landfill is reduced.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
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Save the date - 6th thematic event - Nov 12-13, 2019
The sixth thematic event will focus on the economic and legal aspects of landfill management projects and will take place on November 12-14 in Malta.
Thematic event recycling technology in LfM projects
The fifth thematic event on July 2-3, 2019 focused on the recycling technologies in landfill management projects. Do you want to know what was on the programme?