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Technical elements in landfills: A quality guarantee of 100 years
Sealing and systems have to fulfill certain standards. One of the basic requirements for all technical facilities is the guaranteed functionality for 100 years.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Project: COCOON
Geosynthetic clay layer as surface sealing element of landfills
Geosynthetic clay layers can be applied as one element for surface sealing systems together with geomembranes to prevent from water infiltration.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Project: COCOON
Brandenburg policy: Remediation of closed landfills with small volume in a rural area
Brandenburg police to remediate small landfills in a rural area, ruled by the “Guideline for closing measures of landfills with low risk potential”, from 1994.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Project: COCOON
Waste Management on operational landfills: German Legislation and Criteria for the Deposition
In order to avoid chemical reactions within the landfill body and to assure structural stability, several criteria are set for the waste quality and disposal.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Project: COCOON
German Legislation: Requierments for Longterm Storage of Waste
Technical requirements for long-term storage of waste are identical to the ones for landfills. This minimizes the risk of hazards.
Location: Brandenburg, Germany (Deutschland)
Project: COCOON
Golf course and heatland landscape at the closed Ullerberg landfill
The unique cooperation between the public authorities, the owner and the operator of the golf course supports interim use as golf course in heath landscape.
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands (Nederland)
Project: COCOON
Industrial use of a closed landfill in Antequera
Temporary use of a closed cell of a municipal solid waste landfill to compost waste water treatment sludge.
Location: Andalucía, Spain (España)
Project: COCOON
Finance of Aftercare of landfills in the Netherlands
The aftercare funds is to guarantee enough funding for the aftercare of closed landfills. This is to control and reduce risks for society and the environment.
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Nederland)
Project: COCOON
From Landfill to Energy Campus – Case Leeuwarden in the Netherlands
Energy Campus is a campus site in Leeuwarden that supplies green energy, is integrated into the landscape inclusive the integration of an existing landfill site
Location: Friesland (NL), Netherlands (Nederland)
Project: COCOON
BioZon: Cooperative energy production from landfill gas extraction
A former landfill of municipal waste lead to resistance from the local community. Now they make a profit from renewable electricity out of landfill gas.
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands (Nederland)
Project: COCOON
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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.

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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?

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