Overview
The Finale Emilia non hazardous waste landfill, owned by Feronia, with sole shareholder Herambiente, is located in the Finale flatlands about 5 km north of the town. As required by Italian Legislative Decree no. 36 of 13 January 2003, the landfill in Finale Emilia provides for the disposal of non recyclable solid waste, in particular from the treatment cycle of municipal and similar waste.
Page update 3 June 2021
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During operational management the waste is compacted and covered with soil or other inert materials or with a stabilised organic fraction from the aerobic treatment of municipal waste.
Horizontal and vertical drainage with slotted pipes and draining material. From the bottom of the landfill the leachate is conveyed by gravity to a main collector that runs along the longitudinal axis of the landfill and delivered, through a lifting station, to the storage tank. The extracted leachate is then sent to authorised treatment plants via a tanker.
The biogas produced by the landfill is taken from a vertical and horizontal collection system consisting of drainage wells, which, through a specific supply network (HDPE pipes), will first convey it to the suction station, and lastly it is sent to high-temperature flaring.
- Bottom barrier made of compacted clay;
- Bentonite geocomposite bed;
- 2.5 mm thick HDPE geomembrane;
- Protective geotextile sheet;
- A layer of fine sand and gravel for the bottom drainage of leachate.
From the bottom to the top, the following waterproofing package has been built in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 36/2003:
- 1 m thick surface covering layer of topsoil to encourage the growth of plant species to provide cover;
- geocomposite for infiltration water drainage;
- 0.50 m thick layer of soil made of compacted clay and a hydraulic conductivity of ≤10-8 m/s;
- 0.50 m thick biogas drainage layer;
- regulation layer in contact with the waste.
The final layout project was envisaged in compliance with Italian Legislative Decree 36/2003 and involves adding a multi-layer roof consisting of the following layers from top to bottom:
- rainwater;
- groundwater;
- surface water;
- leachate;
- biogas composition;
- emissions conveyed to the biogas flare;
- landfill emissions;
- air quality;
- noise;
- landfill body morphology;
- weather and climate parameters;
- waste produced (quantity of disposed leachate).
The landfill body is delimited by a basic embankment to ensure hydraulic safety against any flooding that may affect the area.
The environmental matrices and emissions monitored as environmental surveillance of the potential impact of the operational management of the landfill are:
The environmental matrices and emissions monitored as environmental surveillance of the potential impact of the operational management of the landfill are: