The final destination for waste which cannot be recycled or recovered is a sanitary landfill. However, a modern sanitary landfill that meets today’s standards does not only include contained cells for waste deposition and leachate treatment and landfill gas handling. It also involves registration and monitoring facilities and efficient compacting equipment. In certain cases it includes facilities for pre-sorting/ recycling and composting adjacent to the landfill area.
During the last 30 years, COWI has been involved in numerous landfill facility projects. We have been an active player in the development of technologies and concepts for environmental safe contained landfills. From projects undertaken for clients in Europe, CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent States from the former Soviet Union), Africa and the Far East, COWI has substantial experience in: