SoilEx provided expertise to classify waste from existing data and isolate, excavate and remove contaminated waste from site....all in 1 day!

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• Project – Kettering train
station
• Client – ARG Europe Ltd
• Date – November 2019
• Services – Labour, plant,
haulage, waste classification
& removal
Kettering Train Station – contaminated soils
excavation and removal
Case Study
SoilEx Environmental worked with licensed asbestos contractor ARG Europe Ltd to
address their clients urgent need to remediate an area of Kettering train station that
was planned for future development but at the time remained part of the sites
working compound. The work needed to be completed over a weekend so as to not
disrupt the station and its customers during its busier weekdays.
The project forms part of Network Rails Midland Main Line upgrade sheme which
involves station improvments at Kettering between May 2019 and the Spring of 2020,
in part to facilitate the electrification of the line.
For the project SoilEx provided: -
expertise to assess and classify existing waste data
- appropriate labour and plant to excavate and load the waste soils
- haulage to transport the waste
- disposal of the waste at an appropriatley permitted facility
- waste complioance including hazardous waste consignment notes
- supply of recycled aggregate to backfill the area prior to development
We were given chemical data for the specific area that required remediation which
we put through a WM3 waste classification assessment. Due to hydrocarbon
contamination the waste soils were classified as hazardous and assigned the EWC
code 17 05 03*. An added complication was the presence of asbestos fibres within
the soil and consideration needed to be given to the management of the soils onsite
(by ARG) and in sourcing an appropriate route off site (by SoilEx).
ARG Europe Ltd had been appointed by the main contractor to mitigate the risks that
come with the presence of asbestos, which includeed air monitoring and the
appropriate PPE for the operatives on site. They provided these whilst SoilEx
excavated, loaded and removed over 300 tonnes of the waste which was taken to a
treatment facility, avoiding landfill disposal and the associated tax of over £90 per
tonne. 300 tonnes of a recycled aggregate was then provided to backfill the void left.
The whole project was completed in just 1 day, keeping disruptionfor commuters to
a minimum and handing the compound back to the main contractor in good time.
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