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Title: Bramcote Landfill Site, Nottingham


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Bramcote Landfill Site, Nottingham
  • By Lucy Haddon and Robbie Williams

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Contents
  • Site History
  • Site Information
  • Recycling Activities
  • Landfill Gas Management
  • Site Remediation
  • Restoration

3
Site History
  • Originally owned by British Industrial Sands
  • Commenced waste disposal operations in 1985
  • Biffa took over site operations between 1988-1991
  • In 1999 the site was grated a recycling license

4
Site Information
  • Site effectively works off two licenses
  • Intake of 90 inert and 10 biodegradable waste
  • 800 tonnes enter per day
  • 250 tonnes leave per day

5
Recycling Activities
  • 10 active waste was limiting customers
  • At present the site segregates wood and cardboard
  • Any materials they can recycle are forwarded for
    recycling elsewhere

6
Landfill Gas Management
  • Biodegradable wastes can generate landfill gas
    over time
  • Landfill gas is 6535 Methane and Carbon
    Dioxide, and traces of organic gases
  • Monitored monthly by a gas control system

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Site Remediation
  • The base and sides are naturally lined by
    sandstone
  • A gas-venting layer around the perimeter of the
    site
  • Boreholes monitor quality of water and gas
    mitigation
  • The restoration involves progressive capping

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Restoration
  • Phase 1 and 2
  • landscaping of areas that have reached capacity
  • Phase 3
  • restored area for use as two sports pitches and
    given to a school
  • Phase 4 and 5
  • Whole site restored for use as a nature reserve
    with public walk ways, car park and possible
    visitors center

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