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2014 - 2020

De Blankaart landfill mining project: an economic viable case

Thanks to years of qualitative landfill management, the De Blankaart landfill now contains a product valuable enough to mine and re-use the site afterwards.

21 Nov 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Zaventem: turning an old landfill into a buffer basin to prevent flooding

A ward in the municipality of Zaventem suffered from floodings. The problem was solved by turning a local landfill into a buffer basin.

26 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Brownfieldcovenants as an instrument to revitalize former landfill sites

Landfill sites can be seen as a specific kind of brownfields, therefore those redevelopment processes and instruments were customized for landfills in Flanders.

11 Sep 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Klaverenboer ward: landfill remediation and tackling land pressure

An old landfill was completely ecxavated and processed and replaced by a ward.

26 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Flemish raise awareness campaigns on waste sorting

Apart from taxation, sensibilizing citizens to sort their waste is an important measure in reducing unwanted waste streams.

26 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Waste deposit and landfill tax system of Flanders

The Flemish waste tax system is based on the pay-as-you-throw principle. It is made up out of two taxes: tax on landfilling waste and a tax on combusting waste.

26 Aug 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Cedalion and Orion, a decision support tool for dynamic landfill management

The Cedalion and Orion tool ranks a region's landfills to their potential and afterwards calculates a businesscase for the most promising landfills.

23 Jul 2019 | By project COCOON

Expert approved

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De Blankaart landfill mining project: an economic viable case

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Cedalion and Orion, a decision support tool for dynamic landfill management

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Monitoring Committee meeting 07 in Budapest

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De Blankaart landfill mining project: an economic viable case

Zaventem: turning an old landfill into a buffer basin to prevent flooding

Brownfieldcovenants as an instrument to revitalize former landfill sites

Klaverenboer ward: landfill remediation and tackling land pressure

Flemish raise awareness campaigns on waste sorting

Waste deposit and landfill tax system of Flanders

Cedalion and Orion, a decision support tool for dynamic landfill management