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Project good practices
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)
Extended landfill gas treatment by CHP with reservoir – case...
Summary: The pactise extends the applicability of the CHP-system to process landfill gases and avoids greenhouse gas emissions while gaining energy and generating income
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Remediation of two landfill sites by landfill excavation at the...
Summary: Two former landfill sites, containing 461.000 m3 of waste, where completely excavated in order to develop the Vathorst area in Amersfoort.
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands (Nederland)
Landfill mining to develop the area in housing area in Veenendaal
Summary: Two former landfills in Veenendaal where mined to be able to develop the area into a housing area. The waste and the excavated soil was largely reused.
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands (Nederland)
Requirements for the design of a sanitary landfill: The Dutch...
Summary: Requirements for the design of a sanitary landfill in the Netherlands are described in the Dutch “Stortbesluit” and underlying technical directives.
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Nederland)
NAVOS: Remediation strategies for former landfills in the...
Summary: NAVOS: survey remediation of former landfills in the Netherlands. Four scenarios where formulated for the factors effectiveness, cost, and cost distribution.
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Nederland)
COllective REgeneration of former Landfills, COREL
Summary: COREL: A method for governments and financiers to take responsibility for the multifunctional regeneration of former landfills.
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands (Nederland)
Flemish ELFM Consortium
Summary: The Flemish ELFM Consortium started to promote mining as a form of dynamic landfill management. The network grew beyond the region’s border and became EURELCO
Location: Prov. Antwerpen, Belgium (Belgique-België)
Green Deal: “Sustainable Landfill Management” (SLM)
Summary: Sustainable Landfill Management (SLM) aims to determine a method to reduce the emission potential of landfills which lead to a cost-effective approach.
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Nederland)
Qortin Landfill Rehabilitation in Gozo
Summary: Permanent closure and rehabilitation of a non-engineered landfill on the Island of Gozo.
Location: Malta, Malta
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Policy brief - 2nd ELFM seminar in the EU Parliament
Why we need to develop a broad Dynamic Landfill Management strategy and vision for Europe’s 500,000 landfills: 5 lessons learned from the 2nd ELFM seminar.
Save the date - 5th thematic event - July 2-3, 2019
The fifth thematic seminar will focus on recycling technologies in landfill management projects and will take place on July 2-3, 2019 in Mechelen (Belgium).