Waste management and Landfill Design

The DMC team includes, project managers, engineers, scientists and technical specialists with extensive experience in the waste management industry and an understanding of technological advances in waste recovery and management. Our staff have first-hand experience working in the waste management industry that enables us to deliver realistic and pragmatic solutions to our clients.

DMC is able to design waste management plans to meet the environmental and corporate requirements of all levels of government, industry guidelines and project specific outcomes. Our emphasis is on meeting waste reduction targets to achieve overall economic objectives and fulfilling statutory requirements.

A critical aspect of the waste management process is the formulation of Landfill Environmental Management Plans to control potential threats to human health and the environment. This is especially so at sensitive sites such as those close to receiving waterways or residential areas. DMC has prepared Environmental Management Plans(EMS) for a wide range of waste management and waste transfer facilities, covering aspects such as:

• Landfill design;
• Synthetic liner design;
• Liner construction supervision & QA;
• Landfill gas control, recovery, design & O&M;
• Compliance monitoring;
• Waste auditing;
• Rehabilitation plans;
• Site redevelopment plans;
• Stormwater and runoff management;
• Dust and sediment control;
• Odour minimisation;
• Regional waste management plans;
• Site selection studies;
• Site master plans;
• Economic analysis;
• Recycling & reduction programs;
• Alternative waste treatment and
• Best practice OH&S procedures.