Despite persistent efforts to prevent the production of waste, measures ensuring environmentally friendly and sustainable strategies of waste treatment and disposal are also to be taken Designing new landfills for waste disposal is an integrated process, which is aimed at minimising emissions and maximising environmental protection.

The process of designing a landfill is frequently combined with the development of waste sorting and reduction strategies to minimise the pollution potential.

Projects for the thermal treatment of waste seek to combine minimisation of pollution potential with production of thermal and electric energy (waste-to- energy). This process challenges our engineers to produce innovative and creative solutions.

ILF's scope of services in the waste treatment and disposal field includes:

• Waste treatment
• Landfills for waste storage
  - Exploration (geology, groundwater, climate)
  - Site evaluation and development of customised 
    solutions (soil, air, groundwater, leachate,
    landfill gas)
  - Compilation of EIS and coordination /
    assistance during the permitting procedure
  - Tender procedure / site supervision and project
    management during implementation

• Cleanup of known (hazardous) waste sites
  - Exploration (geology, groundwater, history,
    pollutant analysis)
  - Assessment and development of customised
    measures for cleanup
  - Tender procedure / site supervision and project
    management during cleanup

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