Project Summary

Solid Waste Management

DESIGN OF PHASE B OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR MUNICIPALITY OF LAMIA, PREFECTURE OF FTHIOTIDA

Client:  Municipality of Lamia
Year:   2001

ISSUE
The purpose of the project was the development of a rational solid waste management plan for Municipality of Lamia and the adjacent Municipalities in order to protect the environment and the public health, and more specifically:

• to identify in the vicinity of Municipality of Lamia and adjacent Municipalities tentatively suitable areas for the construction of a sanitary landfill
• to evaluate and rank the obtained sites in order in order to propose the most appropriate site

SOLUTION
The project included the following:

• recording of the environment of the broader region
• presentation and evaluation of the three selected positions which were tentatively suitable for solid aste disposal. The three positions were:
• Position “Nevropoli” (selected location), located at the 2nd km of the roadway connecting Lamia and Stylida, in the territorial limits of the old site, and essentially comprises an extension of the old site that occupies an area of 30 hectares
• Position 2, which lies north of Community of Agia Paraskevi and northwest of the local Industrial Area, north of position “Kouniaria” that occupies an area of 20 hectares
• Position 3, which lies north of Community of Stavros and west of position “Pyrgaki” that occupies an area of 25 hectares
• analytical presentation of the criteria considered for the comparative evaluation of the selected sites
• description of the proposed sanitary landfill method and the supporting projects
• presentation of financial and pricing policy issues as well as management bodies
• presentation of financial data of the investment and the operating costs of the projects

BENEFIT
The design of the project solved the problem of solid waste management for Municipality of Lamia and the adjacent Municipalities.