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ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION RENEWED FOR ECT SITES

For the 9th consecutive year, ECT has obtained ISO 14001 certification. The scope of certification covers the Development, Quality, Operations and Human Resources departments. This means that all ECT sites recovering materials are certified. This is the result of the commitment of the departments concerned. And the materialization of requirements to prevent and reduce the impact of our activity on the environment. Since November 2020, Anaïs AUBRÉE has joined ECT as Environmental Project Manager. In this capacity, she oversees the management of the 14001 standard. She outlines the contours. What are the challenges of ISO 14001 certification for ECT? ECT

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[Sport en ville] A mountain bike and trials stadium built in 4 months

ECT, proud to present its latest project: a mountain bike and trials stadium in Epône, Yvelines (78) Built between June and September 2020, using excavated earth from the West Paris construction industry, construction time was short. This project is being carried out on municipal land. It was designed in collaboration with the local MTB and Trials cycling association, ORC Epône. And with the ambition of creating the first complete trials and mountain bike stadium in the Paris region, for training and competition. The work involved in setting up the trial fixtures and mountain bike training tracks was very precise. It

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[Fertile Substrate] Launch of the “Faiseurs de Terres” Demonstrator

The “Faiseurs de Terre” group is rolling out its 100% recycled, local and socially responsible fertile substrate demonstrator. It’s happening on the Lil’Ô site in L’Île-Saint-Denis (93). This is where the “Earth Makers” deploy their fertile substrate demonstrator. The consortium includes Neo-Eco, Halage and ECT. It develops a pooling of skills and resources. The aim was to validate the manufacturing process for a new fertile substrate. A growing medium made entirely of recycled products: inert soil, crushed concrete and green waste compost. The conviction of “Les Faiseurs de Terre” is that this fertile, recycled, local and supportive substrate should become

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[Presse] Akuo and ECT inaugurate the Gabots photovoltaic power plant

On September 29, Akuo and ECT inaugurated the “Les Gabots” solar power plant in Annet sur Marne (77). The plant comprises 44,000 solar panels, spread over 19 hectares of former ECT landfill. This makes it one of the two largest photovoltaic ENR production sites in the Paris region. Its power, equivalent to the electricity needs of 3,700 households, transforms Annet-sur-Marne into a positive green energy town. “Seine-et-Marne : une centrale de 44 000 panneaux solaires sur un ancien remblai” – Article by Hendrick Delaire, dated September 29, 2020 Read the article “Ile-de-France solar power rises in the east” – Article

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Planting the Bois de Vincennes with fertile substrate, the press reports

ECT boosts the re-use of its inert soil. The company provides communities with undeveloped landscaping using excavated soil. And since 2019, it has initiated a process to manufacture a 100% recycled fertile substrate: Urbafertil. This pure recycling product is made from a mixture of inert soil and green waste compost. It’s a pertinent illustration of the circular economy of soil from construction and civil engineering projects for the greening of urban spaces. With well-known benefits for : climate, the creation of cool islands, soil permeability for rainwater, and for biodiversity. This technosol is a technical, ecological and economical alternative to

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A wealth of news from the ECT center for the biological treatment of hydrocarbon-impacted soil

At La Courneuve, the ECT center for the biological treatment of hydrocarbon-impacted soil was inaugurated 3 years ago. The first and only indoor facility of its kind in France, the center can now process 180,000 tonnes of impacted soil every year. It regularly attracts media and expert interest. An overview of recent visits. August 2020, Cayola Construction Journalist Charlotte Divet has an article entitled “Grand Paris, a covered center to decontaminate 180,000 tons of soil a year” and a comprehensive video report on the operation of the center for treating soil polluted with hydrocarbons. Watch the video August 2020: IXI

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ECT builds a mountain bike and trials stadium in Epône in just 4 months

A mountain bike and trial bike stadium, the only one of its kind in the Paris region, to be built in 3 months, between June and October 2020. On June 15, ECT announced the opening of a new site for the recovery of excavated inert soil in the Yvelines department, more precisely in the commune of Epône. And so the project, supported by the town council, was launched. And so began ECT’s development of the first trial bike and mountain bike site in the Ile-de-France region, on communal land. Three months later, we take a look back at a project

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NEW ECT SITE IN SEINE-ET-MARNE, AT ROISSY-EN-BRIE (77)

On July 27, 2020, ECT opens a new site in Seine-et-Marne, at Roissy-en-Brie (77). The purpose of adding soil to this site is to restore the agronomic quality of an agricultural plot. The work will take 2 years to complete. To access the Roissy-en-Brie site, you need to be validated by ECT’s Reservations department. The site is equipped with scanners to read ECT e-vouchers for unloading, as part of our contactless approach to full dematerialization. Consult site access conditions

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OPENING OF A NEW SITE TO RESTORE DEGRADED FARMLAND

A site to rehabilitate In Roissy-en-Brie (77), ECT opens a new site on July 27. The purpose of reusing excavated soil is to restore and preserve a degraded agricultural environment. Prior to this, ECT cleaned the site of waste materials. The aim of this development is to restore vitality to the land. It will create an agricultural plateau and areas dedicated to biodiversity. Preserving and enhancing an agricultural environment The aim is to return the plots to their agricultural vocation. To achieve this, we need to restore the agronomic quality of the land. Rehabilitation therefore requires appropriate levelling to create

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