The Collection and Disposal of Landfill Leachate

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The council is responsible for the management of a number of closed landfill sites throughout Glasgow and the surrounding areas. Despite these landfill sites no longer accepting biodegradable waste for a considerable period of time, the council has a statutory obligation to ensure environmental impacts associated with these landfill sites are managed correctly to protect the environment.This contract is to support the management of leachate at Cathkin and Summerston landfill sites. Leachate is a heavily contaminated liquid which continues to form for many years after a landfill site stops receiving biodegradable waste and occurs as water percolates through the waste mass and the breakdown of waste releases moisture. The contractor is required to provide sufficient logistics, treatment and capacity to collect and dispose of the typical chemistry and tonnages of leachate produced at both landfill sites.