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The whole trip was very interesting and enriching but if I had to highlight and select the most interesting event it would be an excursion to the landfill in Neu Wulmstorf. Firstly it was accompanied by a very sophisticated interpretation by dr. Tillman Wolfsteller who was able to answer all questions regarding to the facility.

The entire conservation process of dumps seemed to me almost perfect. Technologies used in Neu Wulmstorf starting with insulating the landfill from the surrounding environment which prevents from penetration of rain water into the stored waste and thus prevents a leakage of polluted water into the ground water. The next step how from unsightly dump get back the "original" landscape is to overlap insulating layer of quality soil , which is thus separated from the waste and can not be contaminated. Since the area of landfill is vast offers a number of possibilities for its use such as golf courses or recreational purposes or planting of Christmas trees. There are currently three wind turbines located on a formed hill which provide electricity for adjacent residential areas. Another positive of this place is a generating electricity from gas which is collected from decomposing processes in the waste.

All of this forms a complex way of recultivation of a land affected by the storage of waste. It is inspiring method which should be used in the Czech Republic where is a large number of landfills that can be treated in this way.