Mindoubé landfill
study
Gabon
The Mindoubé landfill is the main household waste disposal site for the communes of Libreville, Owendo and Akanda, providing waste treatment for a population of over 800,000. Covering an area of 8 ha, it has been completely saturated for many years.
THE PROJECT :
Comprehensive development plan to rehabilitate Mindoubé landfill site Study
THE WORK :
Creation of a Global Development Plan to rehabilitate the site
DETAILS:
CLIENT: Direction Générale du Trésor-Ministère de l’Economie , des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle et Numérique (French Treasury Department – Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty)
Project
context
the mindoubé landfill: a health and social emergency
The Mindoubé landfill is the main household waste disposal site for the communes of Libreville, Owendo and Akanda, providing waste treatment for a population of over 800,000. Covering an area of 8 ha, it has been completely saturated for many years.
Gregori International and its partners have provided the Gabonese authorities with a Global Development Plan for the rehabilitation of the site.
Work
carried out
rehabilitation professionals for an ecological rescue
- This study has four components
- Securing the site (geotechnical study, remodeling, stabilization) ;
- Controlling environmental impacts (leachate collection and treatment, biogas capture, stormwater management);
- Land reclamation (energy balance of waste, economic or recreational activities, landscaping) ;
- Controlling social impacts (integration of the informal sector, e.g. ragpickers).
of experience
worldwide
permanent
Other rehabilitation
projects
Gregori International has developed expertise across the entire process of remediating end-of-life landfill sites and other contaminated sites: from preliminary studies and remediation strategies through to the specialised technical phases of gas and leachate collection.
Until the site has been revitalised and transformed into an urban park, Gregori International and its expert partners provide a turnkey service to clients as they tackle the major environmental, social and health disasters posed by these slum areas.
