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  • Cooperation aims to secure landfill capacity in the long term

    Cooperation aims to secure landfill capacity in the long term

    The cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and Schaffhausen are working together to plan new landfills for slag from waste incineration plants, according to a statement from the Department of Construction and Environmentof the Canton of St. Gallen. Over the next two years, the waste management authorities of the three cantons will develop a coordinated plan that identifies the need for landfill volume and landfill sites. The aim is to ensure secure waste disposal for the next 30 years and to exploit economic and ecological advantages.

    The starting point for the collaboration is the foreseeable shortage of suitable landfill volume. The incineration of waste in waste incineration plants produces waste incineration plant slag that cannot be further recycled and must be stored in specially secured type D landfills. Such facilities are in short supply both in the participating cantons and throughout Switzerland. Without additional capacity, there is a risk of bottlenecks in waste disposal in the medium term.

    Coordinated planning aims to optimise existing cantonal waste streams, exploit economic and ecological advantages and enable the rational use of individual sites. In this way, the three cantons want to offer long-term planning and disposal security for waste producers as well as waste incineration plants and landfills.

    With this project, the cantons are fulfilling their legal mandate for waste planning. This includes determining future landfill requirements and identifying suitable locations. The jointly developed planning basis will then serve as the foundation for cantonal planning instruments such as structure plans and other procedures.

  • Disposal security thanks to long-term landfill planning

    Disposal security thanks to long-term landfill planning

    The sustainable organisation of waste management and the careful use of resources are playing an increasingly important role in today’s society. In the canton of Zurich, this is clearly demonstrated by targeted efforts to promote the circular economy, which has led to a significant reduction in the amount of waste that ends up in landfill sites. Nevertheless, there is waste that cannot be integrated into the material cycle and therefore requires safe disposal.

    The canton’s Building Department has identified 23 new, suitable sites for landfills in an extensive and broadly supported process. These sites serve as the basis for a partial revision of the cantonal structure plan and make a significant contribution to securing waste disposal in the long term. The aim is to precisely determine future landfill volume requirements and at the same time select sites in such a way that transport routes for disposal are optimised and environmental impact is minimised.

    Particular attention is being paid to reducing waste from construction activities, which accounts for the largest proportion of landfill volumes. Significant volume reductions can be achieved through measures such as sorting construction waste and cleaning contaminated excavated material. From 2030, a significant reduction in the annual landfill volume is expected compared to today. Over a period of 40 years, it is estimated that a total of around 17 landfill sites will be required, strategically distributed across the canton to further improve the efficiency and sustainability of waste disposal.

    This long-term planning and commitment to a sustainable circular economy show how responsible behaviour and innovative solutions can ensure safe and environmentally friendly waste disposal.