Magpie Drilling Constructs “Deepest” Ever Leachate Retro B/Hs in Leicestershire

September 15th, 2007 by admin

Leading drilling specialist Magpie has announced the deepest boreholes/wells for leachate extraction drilled to date. SITA UK approached Magpie with a need for one of the most challenging landfill drilling projects undertaken to date. Enderby Warren a closed landfill site in Leicestershire has existing leachate extraction chambers 74m deep. SITA wanted to retro drill some chambers [...]

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Businesses “Unprepared” for Landfill Rule Changes

September 13th, 2007 by admin

Most UK businesses are “completely unprepared” for major new waste regulations coming in on October 31, requiring waste to be “pre-treated” before it is sent to landfill. That is the view of business advisory company Grant Thornton, which said the “vast majority” of companies in this country are not ready for the legislation, which will [...]

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