Waste

Landfill Development

Muertendall landfil, Luxemburg

Waste disposal for the three eastern cantons of Luxembourg (22 municipalities). Operation of a landfill, semi-mobile recycling centers and a green waste composting plant; since 2015 in cooperation with all waste syndicates in Luxembourg and thus part of the overall concept of waste disposal in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Client
SIGRE - Intercommunal syndicate for waste management in the regions Grevenmacher, Remich and Echternach, Luxembourg
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Remediation and extension of the existing domestic waste landfill Muertendall since 1993; design of engineering structures and traffic facilities; design of technical equipment, structural design, local construction supervision and consulting for the client.

Kharkiv landfill, Ukraine

Construction of a new domestic waste landfill with an area of approx. 14 ha, including a new sorting and leachate treatment plant. Closure of an old area of approx. 12 ha.

Client
Stadt Charkiw / Municipal Company for Waste Management
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Construction supervision of the landfill extension. Remediation and closure concept and construction supervision of the closure of the old area. Bid evaluation, support in the awarding of contracts, support during design, tendering and evaluation of additional leachate treatment plant.

Maliq landfill, south-east Albania

Regional waste management system for the Korca region with approx. 320,000 inhabitants (60% urban and 40% rural population) in south-east Albania. Construction of a landfill, installation of transfer stations and introduction of a waste collection and transport system. Measures to improve and develop the primary collection, composting and recycling of household waste from the region’s towns and municipalities.

Client
Korca Regional Waste Management Company (KRWM)
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Updating of the Regional Waste Management Plan; updating of existing design documentation; detailed design; preparation of tender documents (FIDIC Red Book); participation in the award of contracts; construction supervision; staff training; support in operational management.

Leachate treatment plant at Muertendall landfill, Luxembourg

Establishment of the biological leachate treatment plant with downstream activated carbon adsorption at the Muertendall landfill site in Luxembourg. Volume reduction of the bioreactors by using an ultrafiltration system with residue-free discharge and corresponding relief of the downstream activated carbon adsorption.

Client
SIGRE - Intercommunal syndicate for waste management in the regions Grevenmacher, Remich and Echternach, Luxembourg
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Design of civil engineering structures for process engineering; machinery equipment, electrical measurement and control facilities, heating and ventilation facilities; structural design; health and safety coordination in accordance with construction site regulations.

Waste Management

Technical manuals for waste management, Algeria

Following the success of the first manual ‘Landfill Construction’ in 2017, GIZ in Algeria commissioned two more volumes in French in 2024: Volume 1 ‘Collection and Logistics in Waste Management’ and Volume 2 ‘Waste Treatment’.

Client
GIZ - Association for international cooperation, Waste and Circular Economy ProDEC Algeria
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Research, photo documentation, technical elaboration, writing of the manuals in French.

Waste transfer station Malé, Maldives

Construction of a two-storey transfer station in the capital Malé. Waste volume approx. 500 tonnes per day. Can be used by municipal waste vehicles and small private deliveries. Construction of a six-storey administration building and a workshop for maintenance and repair work.

Client
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology of the Republic of Maldives
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Design; tendering; construction supervision; PIU support; project management; training.

Regional Waste Treatment Plant North in R. Vandhoo, Maldives

Design, tendering and construction supervision of the waste treatment plant Vandhoo, consisting of a reception area with a small docking port, a waste incineration plant (60 tonnes/day), an ash landfill (1 ha) including evaporation basin and rainwater drainage, an infrastructure with administration building and control office at the port, as well as roofing for vehicles and waste storage.

Client
Ministry of Housing and Environment, Republic of Maldives
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Design; tender documents (FIDIC Red Book and FIDIC Yellow Book); construction supervision; project management.