Val-d'Oise

Turning an illegal landfill into an agricultural and ecological site

GPS coordinates : Download the brochure Types of layout Nature area, reforestation Agricultural vocation Issues : Farm rehabilitation Renaturation Status: In operation,soil inputs See the site in operation Project presentation The unauthorized dumping of waste in the municipalities of Boissy-l’Aillerie and Puiseux-Pontoise, one of the largest in the Ile-de-France region, has caused extensive damage and degradation of the site, which could become irreparable if no action is taken. The ECT project aims to “heal” this much-damaged landscape. The proposed approach takes into account all the site’s constraints: landscape, ecological and hydraulic issues. This approach is divided into 2 phases: financing

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Turning a quarry into a natural area

GPS coordinates : Types of layout Nature area, reforestation Issues : Renaturation Securing the site Status: Landscaping completed Project presentation The Andilly plateau lies around 10 km north of Paris. This plateau was mined for its clay deposits. Left uncultivated, the plots of land have been subject to illegal dumping. AEV acquires these plots. In partnership with AEV, the development project aims to rehabilitate neglected plots and open up this natural area to the public. Key figures 2008 start of work 2020 finishing touches 1 belvedere culminates at an altitude of 200 m 1 hectares converted into a natural area

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Returning land to agriculture

GPS coordinates : Download the brochure Types of layout Farm rehabilitation Issues : Agricultural vocation Status: Landscaping completed Project presentation On the Louvres site, rehabilitation began in 2017, on agricultural land damaged during construction of the Francilienne motorway. After finalizing the inert soil input, ECT reconstituted the top layer of the agricultural horizon with topsoil or fertile substrate. In 2021, the farmer returned the land to cultivation. Key figures 0 metric tons of reused soil 0 oaks and trees planted 1 hectares to agriculture 1 month implementation of the construction site 1 solar panels installed The site had low agronomic

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Val d’Oise: one of the largest illegal landfill sites in the Paris region is rehabilitated by ECT.

This renaturation project is self-financed through the reuse of inert soil from local building sites.Waste removal operations are underway to enable agricultural, environmental and landscape rehabilitation of the site through the addition of soil. An emblematic example of the positive contribution of the circular economy of inert soils to regional development. Thursday, May 19, 2022, Boissy-l’Aillerie / Puiseux-Pontoise (95). A few kilometers from Cergy-Pontoise, the site visit organized by the ECT company enabled Philippe Court, Prefect of Val d’Oise, to Michel GUIARDMayor of Boissy-l’Aillerie, to Thierry THOMASSINMayor of Puiseux-Pontoise, and to the members of the municipal councils present, the Cergy-Pontoise

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Transformation of the former illegal landfill site underway

On Thursday May 19, ECT organized a visit to the Boissy/Puiseux site, in the presence of the Prefect of the Val d’Oise. At the end of January 2022, clean-up operations began at the former unauthorized landfill site. Managing, sorting and disposing of the 14,000 m3 of waste is an essential stage in the site’s transformation. The visit organized by ECT enabled Philippe CourtPréfet du Val d’Oise, to Michel GUIARDMayor of Boissy-l’Aillerie, to Thierry THOMASSINMayor of Puiseux-Pontoise, as well as members of the municipal councils, the Cergy-Pontoise Urban Community and the Val d’Oise Departmental Council, to see how the work was

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Baillet-en-France (95), construction of the earth unloading platform, Placo® site

Innovation: at the Placo® site in Baillet-en-France, ECT facilitates the unloading of its customers’ soil. The new outdoor platform has been completed and is scheduled to open at the end of March 2022. This platform makes soil unloading safer and simpler. A real time-saver: 10 minutes to dump the materials. Work will start in 2021 and last 6 months.

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Boissy-L'Aillerie enlèvement des déchets

Top start for the renaturation of an unauthorized landfill site

Site clean-up, a key step in healing the landscape In Boissy l’Aillerie and Puiseux Pontoise, in the Val d’Oise, clean-up operations have begun. This is an essential step in moving on to the landscape restructuring phase. Disposal of the 14,000 m3 of waste began at the end of January 2022. This should take between 4 and 6 months. ECT covers the cost of disposal and treatment. A look back at the creation of one of the largest unauthorized landfills in the Paris region December 4, 2017: Start of illegal land occupation and intensive illegal dumping activities. May 5, 2018: The

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Re-cultivation and 1st harvest at Louvres (95)

At the former ECT site in Louvres, the corn harvest went well. After finalizing the inert soils used to rehabilitate the site, ECT worked to reconstitute the top layer of the agricultural horizon. This necessitated reworking and resealing the topsoil stripped at the start of the rise. To recultivate the land, and despite very wet weather at the beginning of May, the farmer was able to sow corn. 6 months later, in October under threatening skies, the corn harvest was successfully completed. Here is the farmer’s feedback on this first harvest “To appreciate the quality of a harvest, we need

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