INGENIEUR
COVER FEATURE
LONG-TERM SOLUTION – MORE THAN
100 YEARS CAPACITY
BTSL has a total capacity of 120 million tonnes,
and is capable of managing the entire 5,000
tonnes of daily domestic wastes produced from
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor for over 50 years
based on a 2% annual waste increment. If it only
manages Kuala Lumpur’s 2,500 tonnes of daily
domestic waste, BTSL has enough capacity to last
over 100 years based on the same annual waste
growth rate.
IDEAL CHARACTERISTICS
BTSL has ideal characteristics. One key feature is
its location away from an urban environment, in the
middle of an oil palm estate, far from established
townships and housing developments. Located
50 km from Kuala Lumpur city centre, BTSL is
accessible from the North-South Expressway via a
purpose-built interchange providing direct access
to the facility.
A large buffer zone ensures developments are
at least 500m away from the landfill. BTSL is the
first and only landfill in Malaysia to provide a fullfledged buffer zone.
COST-EFFECTIVE, FULLY ENGINEERED
INSTALLATION
Landfill Design
BTSL is an excellent example of an engineered
sanitary landfill that is capable of providing a
safe, cost-effective and proven method of solid
waste management for the country. It is designed
as a Level IV engineered sanitary landfill, the
highest standards according to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The
landfill will be developed in 17 phases over 700
acres of land dedicated for the project over the
concession period and beyond.
The base of the landfill cell is fully lined with
a composite liner system, including a thick layer
of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) to ensure
optimal impermeability. An effective and efficient
leachate (wastewater) collection system at the
base of the landfill ensures effective drainage
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