Hamilton Sanitary Landfill

Mays Landing, Hamilton, NJ
From waste to watts: a remediated landfill, reengineered to generate solar power for a neighboring school.

Aerial view of the Hamilton Sanitary Landfill cap under construction in December, bordered by woods

Site Work.

Dynamic Site Redevelopment (DSR) was engaged to lead a multi-phase program focused on compliant landfill closure, stormwater and geotechnical stabilization, and the integration of a utility-scale solar array designed specifically for landfill applications.

PHASE 1: Landfill Capping, Grading, and Geotechnical Stabilization

PHASE 2: Advanced Stormwater and Erosion Control Infrastructure

PHASE 3: Solar Development Engineering on a Capped Landfill

Excavator digging a test pit through snow-covered ground at the edge of the woods
Excavator bucket digging an open test pit on the snow-covered landfill site
Engineering site plan of the Hamilton landfill showing contours, cap limits and monitoring well locations
Dozers and a soil compactor grading the landfill cap beside the tree line

Solar.

The 50-acre Mays Landing landfill redevelopment project centers on transforming a long-inactive disposal site into a technically robust and community-beneficial renewable energy asset. DSR led the engineering and remediation effort, beginning with the design and construction of a compliant landfill cap, extensive regrading, and the installation of stormwater basins capable of managing runoff and long-term settlement across the site. These improvements not only stabilize the landfill and protect surrounding environmental resources, but also create a structurally dependable plateau specifically engineered to support solar infrastructure without disturbing capped waste.

Sunrise over the graded landfill cap with equipment working in the distance
Engineering plan sheet showing the proposed solar array layout on the capped landfill
Aerial view of long rows of solar panels in a utility-scale solar array
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