Restoring agricultural vitality to the land: the challenge of rehabilitating the Louvres site (95) Before they were rehabilitated, the land had been contaminated by the construction of the nearby Francilienne motorway. The soil was of poor agronomic quality. In this context, ECT was involved in financing and initiating the agricultural rehabilitation of the land. The work took 5 years to complete. Some agricultural plots will regain their fertility by reconstituting a top layer of fertile substrate created in situ by ECT’s R&D and landscaping teams. On another part of the site, ECT concentrated on reclaiming topsoil. This is where the

Illegal dumping, a national scourge The unauthorized dumping of waste in the municipalities of Boissy-l’Aillerie and Puiseux-Pontoise has caused extensive damage and degradation of the site, which could become irreparable if no action is taken. Background: December 4, 2017: Start of illegal land occupation and intensive illegal dumping activities. The landfill covers 30% public land (CACP) and 70% private land, in the municipalities of Boissy l’Aillerie and Puiseux-Pontoise. May 5, 2018: The prefecture puts an end to the illegal dump and secures the site by placing concrete blocks. In 5 months, 6,000 tonnes / 14,000 m3 of waste were deposited