HARTLEBURY LANDFILL SITE.

Baggeridge Brick, Hartlebury, Worcestershire

June 1986.

Hartlebury Landfill site occupies an area of 8.3 hectares and is located approximately 1km west of Hartlebury. The site was originally quarried for clay that was used in brick making as far back as the early 1900's.

The site was first landfilled in 1984 by the County Council and ceased in April 1991. The site primarily accepted domestic and non-hazardous commercial waste, volumes of waste brick-making materials, and clay tailings were also periodically introduced by Baggeridge Brick plc.

The site was constructed into the excavated Mercia Mudstone with the site base founded on in-situ strata, therefore creating a dilute and disperse site.

The site has an active gas control system. This comprises of sixty internal wells linked to a flare stack that burns off the landfill gas in a controlled manner, this ensures that the potential for gas migration is kept to a minimum. Leachate is also pumped from the site and tankered away for treatment and disposal, thus safeguarding the surrounding environment.

October 2002.