Many golf clubs across the UK have used landfill to resculpt their courses while making money.
The process works the following way…
Building companies pay specialists like Oakland Golf and Leisure to remove millions of tonnes of landfill every year and, overall, they receive in the region of £20 per cubic metre of material to carry out this task.
Particularly, because of the advent of large-scale warehouse developments, there is a lot landfill (inert construction material) to dispose of and golf courses have become a target for companies looking to move tens of thousands of tonnes of material.
Once the material arrives on-site the landfill is ‘washed’. This means it is separated out into component parts – dirt, silt, small stones, large stones – and then used appropriately depending on the redevelopment of the course taking place.
The better quality material is normally used for top soil.
As part of course reconstruction, companies will also improve drainage to the overall benefit of the golf clubs and its members.
A BEACON OF DESPAIR – The full story
• Part 1 of 4: An introduction
• Part 2 of 4: The Origins (1982-2012)
• Part 3 of 4: The landfill arrives years (2013-2018)
• Part 4 of 4: The death spiral (2018-2023)
Also…
• Oakland Golf and Leisure – who are they
• Beacon Park – A view by Mark Flanagan
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