ARTHURSTOWN LANDFILL

ARTHURSTOWN LANDFILL

Arthurstown Landfill is situated in Kill, Co. Kildare. A internationally regarded baled waste management facility producing green electricity. More on Site Operations...

GREEN ENERGY

GREEN ENERGY

Arthurstown is the largest landfill gas to electricity site in Ireland! The site generates around 7500MWh per month for the local electricity grid. Generating green energy...

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WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT

WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT

We keep falcons, hawks and other birds of prey to mimimise scavengers like seagulls and rodents. There are also strong populations of wild deer, foxes, badgers and native bird populations. Find out  more...

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An arial view of Arthurstown Landfill site

Arthurstown Landfill – Clean & Green

Arthurstown Landfill is the largest Landfill gas to Electricity generation facility in Ireland and is located approximately 1.6 km south east of Kill, Co. Kildare. 4.8 million tonnes of Baled municpal waste is landfilled here. The site is operated by South Dublin County Concil and is now closed. Although the void space was not completely filled the closure of Arthurstown Landfill took place on 21st December 2010 due to the expiration of the planning permission from Kildare County Council. The Landfill is now in its Monitoring and Aftercare phase which may last between 30 and 50 years.

Arthurstown Aerial

Site History

Find out about origins & construction of the landfill. Read more >>

Arthurstown Landfill Truck

Operations at Arthurstown

There’s a lot that goes in Arthurstown. Read more >>

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