Swanbank Landfill

Queensland, Australia

The Swanbank Landfill has been established to provide an integrated waste management system for the South-East Queensland region. The system currently includes a landfill located adjacent to the Swanbank Power Station near Ipswich, on the disused open cut coal mine and transfer stations at Rocklea and Northgate in Brisbane. The landfill provides progressive rehabilitation of the old mine site, with the final end use design establishing a safe recreational facility for the future.

Services to client include systems development, detailed design and documentation, and work associated with the development application.

Key features:

• Fully licensed for putresible and commercial waste
• Fully lined landfill comprising HDPE liner underlain by bentonite enclosed in geotextile
• Approved by the Department of Environment and Heritage 
• Extensive leachate management system 
• Landfill gas collection system 
• Permanent administration, weighbridge and maintenance facilities 
• Site perimeter fully fenced with 1.8m high security fencing 
• Approximately 250ha site 
• Continuous site rehabilitation to suit final design 
• Fully landscaped on completed areas 
• Minimum waste compaction of 800kg/m3 
• Continuous monitoring programs for leachate, groundwater and landfill gas 
• Proven environmental technologies and custom built system