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2014 - 2020

Remediation of two landfill sites by landfill excavation at the Duisterweg in Amersfoort

Two former landfill sites, containing 461.000 m3 of waste, where completely excavated in order to develop the Vathorst area in Amersfoort.

26 Feb 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Landfill mining to develop the area in housing area in Veenendaal

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.

26 Feb 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Requirements for the design of a sanitary landfill: The Dutch practice and legislation.

Requirements for the design of a sanitary landfill in the Netherlands are described in the Dutch “Stortbesluit” and underlying technical directives.

26 Feb 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

NAVOS: Remediation strategies for former landfills in the Netherlands

NAVOS: survey remediation of former landfills in the Netherlands. Four scenarios where formulated for the factors effectiveness, cost, and cost distribution.

26 Feb 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

COllective REgeneration of former Landfills, COREL

COREL: A method for governments and financiers to take responsibility for the multifunctional regeneration of former landfills.

21 Feb 2019 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Flemish ELFM Consortium

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

20 Dec 2018 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Green Deal: “Sustainable Landfill Management” (SLM)

Sustainable Landfill Management (SLM) aims to determine a method to reduce the emission potential of landfills which lead to a cost-effective approach.

04 Dec 2018 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Qortin Landfill Rehabilitation in Gozo

Permanent closure and rehabilitation of a non-engineered landfill on the Island of Gozo.

30 Nov 2018 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Marsascala Family Park: Rehabilitation of a Landfill into a Park

The rehabilitation of a closed landfill into a leisure area and the adjacent valley restoration and storm water control.

08 Nov 2018 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Gozo Waste Transfer Station and Material Recovery Facility

A controlled facility for the reception, sorting, processing, interim storage and transfer of waste.

08 Nov 2018 | By project COCOON

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2014 - 2020

Aerobic fermentation of municipal waste inside the landfill in Cordoba (Spain)

Rejects of municipal waste pretreatment process undergoes aerobic fermentation before landfilling in order to improve landfill management in long term

26 Jun 2018 | By project COCOON

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Remediation of two landfill sites by landfill excavation at the Duisterweg in Amersfoort

Landfill mining to develop the area in housing area in Veenendaal

Requirements for the design of a sanitary landfill: The Dutch practice and legislation.

NAVOS: Remediation strategies for former landfills in the Netherlands

COllective REgeneration of former Landfills, COREL

Flemish ELFM Consortium

Green Deal: “Sustainable Landfill Management” (SLM)

Qortin Landfill Rehabilitation in Gozo

Marsascala Family Park: Rehabilitation of a Landfill into a Park

Gozo Waste Transfer Station and Material Recovery Facility

Aerobic fermentation of municipal waste inside the landfill in Cordoba (Spain)

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