Technical excursion

The technical tour will be arranged the 28th of August to the unique island Langøya, one hour south of Oslo. The company NOAH at Langøya has Norway’s national landfill for inorganic, hazardous waste and also receive lots of waste from other Scandinavian countries. The operation involves a number of challenges within geotechnics, engineering geology and environmental engineering.

Participants will be picked up by bus at the venue. On the way to Langøya there will be a guided tour of the geology in the area. On Langøya we will visit the landfill and learn about NOAHs process. Lunch will be served in NOAHs building or in the nearby city of Holmestrand before the bus returns to Oslo. The excursion will last the entire day.

Website: https://www.noah.no/en/