In the Moscow region until the end of 2020 rekultivirovat six previously closed solid waste landfills. On nearing completion of the work in “Kuchino”. There is now concluding one of the most challenging aspects of biology. Giant garbage mountain is covered with a protective screen of a fertile layer of the soil.

to Get Kuchinsky landfill is almost impossible. And not even because it was closed three years ago. The pandemic coronavirus COVID-19 staff isolated from the outside world and now live here in huts.

the Acrid smell, which for years was poisoned Balashikha, now there is. After closing at the landfill conducted a large-scale restoration.

around the polygon drilled 112 wells. The depth of each is approximately 30 meters. They collect landfill gas, which is formed inside. Then he gets into gazosbrosnoe station. Then it is sent to the purification and burning.

the torchlight Through the installation of a two and a half thousand cubic meters of gas. The inside temperature is 1200 degrees.

“At such high temperatures, all harmful substances are destroyed. You can see the volume is slightly less due to the strong wind the temperature is exceeded. He regulates the flow of gas,” explains the operator of a flare polygon “Kuchino” Grigory Kolesnikov.

the landfill has strengthened piles. On top put a few layers of protection. First, geosintetika, then a mixture of clay, sand and biomaterial.

“This is fertile ground about 10 centimeters, which is rolled out biomat. This linen cloth, which is located inside the seeds,” says Executive Director of the contractor “Ehkokom” Alexey Yakovlev.

— Here the grass will be?

“Yes. In the process of rotting flax linen decompose and become natural fertilizer for grass,” adds Yakovlev.

Another problem of landfill toxic leachate. It penetrates into the soil and spreading in all side. To collect it, were placed around drainage wells and wells. They collect the chemicals and sent to a sewage treatment plant.

“Water is divided into two parts, dirty and clean, passing through the membrane. In the future dirty water goes in the tank for the acid plant. And clean water goes further for processing”, — explains the principles of the water purification section chief of the ground “Kuchino” Sergey Losev.

in 2017, residents of Balashikha opposed the landfill. Today closely follow each phase of reclamation. Say that the positive results in literally feel.

“We Kuchine became possible to breathe. Of course, we could not assume that we will be able to win the polygon. Because it was the largest landfill in the country”, — says a resident Kuchina Anatoly Batashev.

In the Moscow region until the end of the year rekultivirovat five closed landfills: Dolgoprudny, “Annino” in Ruza, “Dubna-right Bank”, “Prince mountain” and “Kulakovsky” in Chekhov.

“are Also in the mode of operation of the polygon “Short”. Enter 2021 — a polygon “Tsarevo”, polygon Sliznevo. And here we begin the implementation of remediation at the site “Roller”. This in Stupino”, says Deputy Minister of ecology and nature management of Moscow region Paul Bida.

Now in the region left 11 existing landfills. They, too, will be closed in the coming years. Instead, the suburbs are planning to launch 12 recycling.