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Brownfieldcovenants as an instrument to revitalize former...
Summary: Landfill sites can be seen as a specific kind of brownfields, therefore those redevelopment processes and instruments were customized for landfills in Flanders.
Location: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium (Belgique-België)
Methane oxidation systems for the biological treatment of weak...
Summary: Landfill methane (CH4) is microbially oxidized to carbon dioxide. Thereby, the risk of explosion and the emissions of the greenhouse gas CH4 are reduced.
Location: Zuid-Holland,
Rehabilitation of “La Pitilla” landfill
Summary: Rehabilitation of “La Pitilla” landfill, located in a sensitive area, to guarantee stability, protect environment and, further,develop a recreational area.
Location: Andalucía, Spain (España)
Klaverenboer ward: landfill remediation and tackling land...
Summary: An old landfill was completely ecxavated and processed and replaced by a ward.
Location: Prov. Antwerpen, Belgium (Belgique-België)
Waste deposit and landfill tax system of Flanders
Summary: The Flemish waste tax system is based on the pay-as-you-throw principle. It is made up out of two taxes: tax on landfilling waste and a tax on combusting waste.
Location: Prov. Antwerpen,
Cedalion and Orion, a decision support tool for dynamic landfill...
Summary: The Cedalion and Orion tool ranks a region's landfills to their potential and afterwards calculates a businesscase for the most promising landfills.
Location: Prov. Antwerpen,
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,
Surface capping: Constructing top soil by incorporation of...
Summary: Plant growth on the landfill surface requires nutrients and organic matter in the top soil. Topsoils can be emulated by adding compost to non-humic subsoils.
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)
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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?