Two concrete examples of environmental reclamation.

The "Badia" quarry.
The "Badia" quarry is located in Monte San Pietro, in the province of Bologna. The reclamation project was carried out in close collaboration with the municipal government. It involved filling in the pits and hollows left after excavation, creating a wide, near-level area and then securing the landfill with wide trenches full of compacted material. The area was prepared for the restoration of flora by spreading out a layer of agricultural soil covered with a layer of hay, to reduce erosion and obtain a uniform protective mantle of vegetation, so that clusters of greenery could then be replanted.



Restoration of vegetation after spreading a layer of hay mulch and agricultural soil.



Terracing to hold landfill in place.



View from the west before reclamation.




View from the west after reclamation.

The Domkerampromsyrio quarry, Torezkoie, Ukraine
This quarry provides the clay used in Marazzi Group production processes to manufacture porcelain stoneware. The environmental reclamation of areas that have already been quarried is carried out parallel to mining operations, according to the exploitation plans that have been agreed upon with local authorities.



View of quarrying operations



Preparation of quarry front.



Organic recultivation in first phase of seeding.



Closer view of planting.



Closer view of seeded rows and water settling basins.