Effective solid waste management planning is an ever-increasing challenge for local authorities, urban planners and private contractors. Envitech has a proven background in waste management and supports the concept of integrated waste management, including waste minimisation, treatment and recycling.

Envitech Solutions can assist with the following:

Strategic planning can be carried out on a local or regional basis, including:

• Status quo assessments and gap analyses
• Compilation of an Integrated Waste Management Plan covering all facets of waste management
• Assessment of waste minimization, treatment, recycling and composting opportunities

Collection systems – assessments of appropriate collection systems:

• Equipment and vehicle selection
• Balancing of collection rounds
• Regional collection and disposal systems including waste-by-rail.
• Transfer stations and materials recovery systems (MRFs)

Waste treatment and disposal – all residues of waste streams eventually require final disposal. The various options include the following:

• Landfill – ranging from general wastes through to hazardous wastes
• Treatment of health care risk wastes
• Treatment of wastes (MBT) for reuse and composting
• Waste to Energy systems

Leachate management and treatment –

• Design and installation of leachate collection systems for both old and new landfill sites
• Design and installation of leachate treatment systems

Landfill gas management and utilisation – design and installation of monitoring, extraction/recovery, flaring and gas utilisation systems

Closure and rehabilitation of landfill sites – design of landfill closure

Privatisation studies – feasibility studies for alternative methods of provision of waste management services including public-private-partnerships and privatization