INGENIEUR
Sanshui Sanitary Landfill
COVER FEATURE
Foshan, People’s Republic of China
by Chock Eng Tah
Managing Director, Berjaya Environmental Engineering (Foshan) Co Ltd
Landfill Cell with temporary HDPE liner cover (black) and surface runoff control to minimize generation
of leachate and odour. Only a small waste area is exposed for waste disposal at the landfill cell.
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he Sanshui Sanitary Landfill was developed
by Berjaya Environmental Engineering
(Foshan) Co Ltd (or BEE, a wholly-owned
company of Berjaya Corporation Berhad) in 2011.
A 28-year concession was granted by the
Sanshui District Government in the People’s
Republic of China to BEE. The scope of concession
includes build, operate and transfer (BOT) an
environment-friendly sanitary landfill in the
District. Sanshui District is located in Foshan
City of Guangdong Province and has a population
of approximately 650,000. The sanitary landfill
project was designed based on China’s highest
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environmental standards to replace old and
unhygienic dump sites in the District.
The Sanshui Sanitary Landfill was developed
with an estimated capital expenditure of RMB273
million in five phases with designed waste disposal
capacity of 10 million tonnes of waste. Phase
1 was completed in 2011 and commenced
operation on July 1, 2011. A subsequent Phase
2 was developed and completed early this year to
provide for additional capacity.
The Landfill adopts the state-of-the-art landfill
management systems and is equipped with the
following facilities: -