Sustainable landfill aftercare & environmental responsibility

Creating long-term value for the environment and society

Sustainable landfill management does not end with the last tonne of material deposited. The decommissioning and aftercare phase - commonly referred to as landfill aftercare - is one of the most critical stages in ensuring long-term environmental protection, regulatory compliance and economic stability. In this context ICP Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Czurda und Partner mbH - Member of the SIERA Alliance Landfill aftercare as a strategic, future-orientated discipline that combines technical precision, environmental responsibility and reliable economic planning.

ICP Engineering Company is an environmental engineering company with extensive experience in landfill technology, brownfield and site development and complex infrastructure projects. As Member of the SIERA Alliance, a network of leading European engineering and consulting companies, ICP Ingenieurgesellschaft brings in-depth technical expertise to interdisciplinary projects that are geared towards sustainability, resilience and long-term value creation. This alliance-driven approach enables ICP Ingenieurgesellschaft to combine local engineering expertise with international know-how and innovative strength.

Planning and evaluation of long-term landfill aftercare concepts

A sustainable landfill strategy begins with the early planning and evaluation of long-term aftercare concepts. These concepts must ensure that emissions, leachate formation and settlement processes remain under control long after landfill operation has ceased. ICP Engineering Company develops site-specific post-disposal strategies that take into account geological and hydrogeological conditions, waste properties, climatic influences and regulatory requirements.

The aim is to ensure environmentally and economically sustainable landfill management for decades to come. This includes defining realistic aftercare periods, selecting technically robust systems and designing monitoring programmes that ensure safety and transparency while avoiding unnecessary long-term costs. The early integration of aftercare aspects into the planning process supports ICP Engineering Company operators to minimise risks and long-term liability obligations.

Calculation of provisions for landfill follow-up costs

The reliable estimation of long-term follow-up costs is a key challenge in landfill aftercare. Authorities are increasingly demanding transparent and well-founded calculations of financial provisions that cover monitoring, maintenance, remediation and possible corrective measures.

ICP Engineering Company supports its clients in determining appropriate financial provisions by systematically taking the following aspects into account:

• current technical standards and the state of the best available techniques
• Updated key cost figures and long-term cost trends
• Changing legal and regulatory requirements

By combining engineering expertise with economic assessments, ICP Ingenieurgesellschaft ensures that cost assumptions are technically sound, realistic and resilient over long periods of time. This strengthens regulatory compliance, financial planning security and risk management for landfill operators.

Integration of landfill expansions and operational adjustments

Landfills are dynamic systems that often require expansion, reorganisation or adaptation to changing waste streams and regulatory frameworks. Sustainable aftercare planning must therefore be flexible and be able to take future developments into account.

ICP Engineering Company integrates landfill expansions, new landfill sections and adjusted operating times into comprehensive environmental and cost planning models. This holistic approach ensures that systems such as surface sealing, drainage, gas management and monitoring infrastructure function coherently and in a coordinated manner throughout the entire life cycle of the site.

Coordinating operational planning with the long-term requirements of aftercare prevents the ICP Engineering Company fragmented solutions and helps to ensure that today's decisions do not lead to future environmental or financial burdens.

Scenario-based analyses for sustainable decision-making

Long-term landfill aftercare is naturally associated with uncertainties. Future regulatory changes, climate-related effects and evolving technical standards can have a significant impact on both environmental performance and costs.

In order to counter these uncertainties ICP Engineering Company scenario-based analyses that enable decision-makers to systematically evaluate alternative development paths, including

• Different aftercare periods and maintenance intensities
• Alternative technical solutions for sealing and monitoring systems
• Varying assumptions regarding cost increases and regulatory requirements

This structured assessment of scenarios enables well-founded, sustainable decision-making processes and supports strategies that harmonise environmental protection and economic resilience.

Protection of soil, groundwater and ecosystems

The long-term protection of soil, groundwater and the surrounding ecosystems is the central goal of landfill aftercare. Inadequate sealing systems or insufficient monitoring can lead to contamination risks with far-reaching consequences.

ICP Engineering Company attaches great importance to the forward-looking planning of surface sealing systems, drainage layers and monitoring concepts. These systems are designed to remain effective in the long term, even under changing environmental conditions - including increasing precipitation and temperature fluctuations caused by climate change.

Comprehensive risk analyses and technical concepts designed for the long term ICP Engineering Company long-term stability, minimised emissions and effective protection of natural resources.

Support for environmental and sustainability goals

Today, landfill operators and public clients are increasingly pursuing sustainability goals that go beyond mere compliance with minimum regulatory requirements. These objectives are often in line with overarching environmental, climate and land utilisation strategies.

ICP Engineering Company supports its clients in achieving these goals by providing resilient, long-term effective landfill aftercare solutions. The company's work contributes to responsible land management, the reduction of environmental impacts and the stabilisation of former landfill sites.

As part of the SIERA ICP works with other specialised engineering disciplines to integrate landfill aftercare into overarching concepts such as brownfield and site development, land reuse and environmental restoration. This holistic perspective makes it possible to develop landfill sites from long-term burdens to controlled, stable systems with future development prospects.

Engineering for a Better Tomorrow

Sustainable landfill aftercare requires long-term perspectives, technical reliability and environmental responsibility. ICP Engineering Company epitomises this approach by providing engineering solutions that protect soil, water and ecosystems while ensuring economic viability over long periods of time.

As a member of SIERA performs ICP Engineering Company contributes to a shared commitment to sustainable engineering and responsible infrastructure development across Europe. Through the combination of scenario-based planning, robust cost assessments and environmentally sound planning principles ICP Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Czurda und Partner mbH - Member of the SIERA Alliance its clients throughout the entire life cycle of a landfill - from operation to long-term aftercare.Plan landfill aftercare with confidence

Work with ICP Ingenieurgesellschaft together and benefit from the interdisciplinary strength of theSIERA Alliance, to develop resilient, long-term landfill aftercare strategies that ensure environmental protection, regulatory safety and economic stability for decades to come.

This integrated approach reflects a common self-image of all SIERA member companies:

Engineering for a Better Tomorrow.