MobyDick in action at Switzerland’s largest contaminated site remediation site

The Koelliken Hazardous Waste Landfill (SMDK) is a landfill for hazardous waste in the Swiss municipality of Koelliken that was operated from 1978 to 1985. After the landfill was closed in 1985, it was discovered that the toxic substances, which were mainly deposited in drums, could not simply remain in the soil.
The landfill was therefore to be dismantled from 2002 onwards. In January 2005, the overall clean-up finally began. A total of 664,100 tonnes of material had to be removed. To avoid noise and odour pollution during the dismantling process, the largest hall in Switzerland was built above the former landfill. To avoid excessive pollution of the roads, a customised MobyDick wheel washing system was used in the hall.
From mid-April 2018, the hall was dismantled, and the pit is now being continuously filled with construction waste and soil. As this has also changed the requirements for the wheel washing system, the operator recently decided to invest in a new MobyDick wheel washing system with improved cleaning capacity. The new MobyDick has now recently been successfully commissioned and will continue to ensure clean and safe roads in the future.

MobyDick Wheel Washing System