Erin Landfill Site

Activity at the landfill site in Markham Vale, Chesterfield, was split into three areas:

• Leachate reception area
• Permanent capping
• Cell 4a, 4b, and asbestos cell extension.

Works included:

• Constructing a fully contained concrete leachate reception area, including a completely automated leachate extraction system
• Permanent capping activity that featured 21,000m² of fully welded LLDPE and protector geotextiles and two layers of restoration soils
• Removing 108,000m³ of soil
• Installation of a ground water extraction system with 700m fully welded HDPE pipework into chamber and pumping system
• Installation of 35,000m³ of engineered barrier and 35,000m² of fully welded HDPE and protector geotextile
• Installation of full leachate extraction system featuring bespoke chambers with 800m of HDPE pipework and filter geotextile
• Installation of internal haul road and turnaround pad
• Geophysical detection on all cells