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This technology is applied when there is a need for:
(a) Enabling additional volume at active landfills where
burying potential is diminishing and other alternatives are too expensive.
(b) Total removal of a landfill whose land is needed for
other purposes, while reducing the volume of waste to be moved to other
sites.
The process comprises:
Mining the waste onsite.
Sorting the waste into various elements by sieving.
Separating recyclable materials – sand, building
materials, iron, plastic, etc.
Along the Netanya shoreline there is an old landfill
containing over 2.5 million m3 of mixed waste, and covering an area
of approximately 37.5 acres. The site is currently closed. The municipality
initiated the removal of the waste and reclamation of the area for housing
construction, tourism and hotels, commerce, entertainment and holidaymaking.
In view of the huge quantity of waste at the site, the municipality experienced difficulties in its removal to other sites, and sought a different solution. It was decided to undertake a large-scale mining and reclamation trial.
In the course of 2003-4, A.A. Engineers undertook a mining and reclamation project at the site, at a scope of some 60,000 tons, commissioned by the Netanya Tourism and Development Corporation. This pioneering project was executed in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment, which viewed it as a case and learning project prior to implementing it at other Israeli landfills requiring removal.
A.A. Engineers’ mission on this project:
