The Importance Of Sustainable Landfill Sites

Sustainable landfill sites are a great way to dispose of waste, without the guilt of harming the environment via the traditional methods of a landfill. Making the most of innovative methods and strict policy, if conventional landfills can adopt some of these behaviours, there will certainly be a formula to follow for landfill sites of the future.

Within this article, we’ll explore the leading ways in which sustainable landfill sites are shunning environmentally harmful methods, so let your local eco landfill team at WM Thompson & Sons provide that crucial insight.

What Is A Landfill?

Also known commonly as rubbish dumps or tips, landfill sites are essentially rubbish disposal facilities where waste is buried underground or disposed of in other ways. One of the oldest and most common methods of waste disposal, it is usually recognised as highly damaging to the environment - but many waste recycling centres and disposal sites are working to change this.

Landfills are a valuable component of any waste management system, and as such should be recognised as an important measure as far as efforts are made to reduce environmentally damaging factors. A society striving for sustainable development needs sustainable methods of landfilling, and sustainable landfill sites are useful alternatives that strive to lessen environmental impact.

The Green Alternative

Green alternatives exist around the country to make up for these potentially harmful landfill sites - it’s just a matter of finding them. WM Thompson & Sons are one such example, based in Dumbarton but covering Glasgow, Stirling, Argyll & Bute, Inverclyde, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Stirlingshire and Strathclyde.

We strive to make our services as eco-friendly as possible. This includes separating out any recyclable materials that come from our waste removal and recycling services. So if you’re after a sustainable landfill in West Scotland, get in touch today. We recycle as much as possible and then ensure any non-recyclable waste is disposed of safely and correctly.

Useful Measures

There are plenty of ways to ensure a landfill site is sustainable in nature, with minor changes often making a world of difference. This includes everything from purpose-built facilities to decisions regarding methane gas and excess space:

Making Use Of Pre-Treated Waste

By using pre-treated waste in a landfill, providers can reduce the number of potential toxins making their way into the environment. This method makes it easier to take care of even potentially deadly toxins that lurk in some waste products.

Waste may be pre-treated with several processes, including biological or thermal, ensuring that waste products are safe for environmental integration. While nearly everything breaks down over time, landfill owners and stakeholders will want to do everything possible to prevent environmental breakdown.

Considering Containment Landfills

Containment landfills include a liner to prevent the escape of toxins into the soil surrounding the landfill. Various types of containment are used, including liners made of plastic or concrete. Unfortunately. It isn’t reasonable to expect the landfill to last forever without any leaks.

This means providers must carefully select the correct site and correctly design the landfill. It also needs to be carefully managed to ensure the materials break down well and don’t cause further contamination in worst case scenarios.

Reusing Methane Gas When Possible

The average landfill produces huge amounts of methane gas and this can be used as renewable energy. As long as the landfill is properly laid out and managed, you can ensure that there is plenty of clean energy to burn for the area surrounding the landfill.

Such landfill methane can be tapped, captured, and used as a fairly clean energy source for generating electricity or heat, rather than leaking into the air or being dispersed as waste.

Resurfacing Landfills

Once a landfill is full, the owner does not need to leave it as is to mark up the surface of the landscape. Many landfills are covered over with soil to turn them into parks or athletic fields. You may find golf courses atop landfills and they can also be planted well so they become wildlife nature preserves, which gives back to the environment. This is of course only in instances where the landfill ceases to be used however.

Our Facilities

At WM Thompson & Sons, we run an eco-friendly landfill site that is situated in a former quarry. This site is fully S.E.P.A. licensed and is dedicated to maintaining a positive impact on both the local landscape and environment as a whole. Whatever your professional waste removal needs are, we are standing by to provide an efficient and environmentally sound service.

Conveniently located close to our quarry to ensure a more environmentally friendly service by preventing the need for excessive travel and vehicle movement, our landfill site works alongside each part of the business to offer sustainable waste disposal for customers across West Scotland.

Assorted Help

At WM Thompson & Sons, we offer far more than simply a sustainable landfill, with solutions to suit your business needs or everyday applications. From large volumes of concrete and recycled aggregates, to gabion stone and quarry gravel - we've got you covered:

Quarry Products

Our natural quarry products are suitable for an enormous range of projects – from small-scale infrastructure jobs to the construction of flood defences, road surfacing and driveway laying. We can even provide graded sand for use in sports and equestrian applications. We supply a range of natural stone products, from gabion stone excavated from our quarry to a variety of recycled crushed stone products, which are suitable for use as backfill and hardcore.

Recycled Aggregates

Recycled aggregates are a reliable choice to complete projects to a high standard while also being environmentally friendly. William Thompson and Son combines traditional values with the latest technological advancements, meaning we are able to provide recycled concrete, asphalt and other building aggregates to our customers. The construction industry produces a considerable amount of waste, which we pride ourselves on reducing through the use of efficient recycling practices.

Concrete Solutions

We have a fleet of concrete trucks on hand, allowing us to efficiently and competitively provide anything from 1 to 10 cubic metres of wet concrete and screed. Our eco-friendly concrete solutions can be tailored to suit whatever your requirements are, monitoring and controlling exactly how much and what type of concrete you need. We are also able to supply self-compacting concrete, crushed concrete, ready-mix concrete and a range of other concrete products.



WM Thompson & Sons: Sustainable Landfill And Waste Disposal Services

At William Thompson & Son, the customer is at the centre of what we do. We’re flexible enough to provide various quantities of aggregates at short notice. We can even work with you to find creative solutions for your construction project. Alongside quarrying, we now provide recycled aggregates, landfill, and concrete and our business continues to grow. We're adaptable enough to respond at short notice with innovative and creative solutions for your requirements, all at competitive rates.

We’re proud to provide local businesses and private individuals with everything they need to complete their next construction project, from recycled aggregates to concrete, stone, gravel and more. With more than 70 years of experience, our family-run business has consistently focused on innovation, to bring you the latest high-quality quarry products and quarry services while using methods that have the lowest possible impact on the environment. Any queries? Contact us today!