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2014 - 2020

Database ALKAT

ALKAT is a database management system for brownfields. It can be used for the documentation of landfills.

01 Nov 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Geophysical Prospection (ERT) for the detection of leachate in a Municipal Solid Waste landfill

Evaluate landfill stability regarding to the leachate accumulations in the waste mass in landfills, using electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)

29 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Zaventem: turning an old landfill into a buffer basin to prevent flooding

A ward in the municipality of Zaventem suffered from floodings. The problem was solved by turning a local landfill into a buffer basin.

26 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Temporary storage on landfills policy in Flanders

Flemish temporary storage policy is part of the mindshift that landfills are not the terminus of a linear economy. Instead, it is part of the circular economy.

25 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

CHARM: Airborne Detection of Methane emissions of landfills

Detection of Methane emission hot spots and measurement of the total methane emission of a landfill by using the helicopter-based CHARM-technology.

24 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Brownfieldcovenants as an instrument to revitalize former landfill sites

Landfill sites can be seen as a specific kind of brownfields, therefore those redevelopment processes and instruments were customized for landfills in Flanders.

11 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Methane oxidation systems for the biological treatment of weak gas

Landfill methane (CH4) is microbially oxidized to carbon dioxide. Thereby, the risk of explosion and the emissions of the greenhouse gas CH4 are reduced.

03 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Rehabilitation of “La Pitilla” landfill

Rehabilitation of “La Pitilla” landfill, located in a sensitive area, to guarantee stability, protect environment and, further,develop a recreational area.

29 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Klaverenboer ward: landfill remediation and tackling land pressure

An old landfill was completely ecxavated and processed and replaced by a ward.

26 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Flemish raise awareness campaigns on waste sorting

Apart from taxation, sensibilizing citizens to sort their waste is an important measure in reducing unwanted waste streams.

26 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Waste deposit and landfill tax system of Flanders

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.

26 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Cedalion and Orion, a decision support tool for dynamic landfill management

The Cedalion and Orion tool ranks a region's landfills to their potential and afterwards calculates a businesscase for the most promising landfills.

23 Jul 2019 | By project COCOON

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Database ALKAT

Geophysical Prospection (ERT) for the detection of leachate in a Municipal Solid Waste landfill

Zaventem: turning an old landfill into a buffer basin to prevent flooding

Temporary storage on landfills policy in Flanders

CHARM: Airborne Detection of Methane emissions of landfills

Brownfieldcovenants as an instrument to revitalize former landfill sites

Methane oxidation systems for the biological treatment of weak gas

Rehabilitation of “La Pitilla” landfill

Klaverenboer ward: landfill remediation and tackling land pressure

Flemish raise awareness campaigns on waste sorting

Waste deposit and landfill tax system of Flanders

Cedalion and Orion, a decision support tool for dynamic landfill management

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