Saanenland needs new landfills

Without new dumping areas, Saanenland is at risk to suffocate under the weight of its own rubble due to the heavy construction. So says Heinz Addor, the president of the Abbau und Deponie AG, who is predicting a total collapse of current working practices by the end of 2008/beginning of 2009 if no other dump is opened somewhere. The Alpina alone will cause 100 000 cubic meters of rubble (see Alpina construction: one truck every 3 minutes). Right now there is one dump in Lauenen and another one is due to open soon in Saali/Gsteig, but these landfills do not have sufficient capacity for the amount of rubble being produced right now. The planned dump in Teilegg near Saanen is not going to be open for some years (see GstaadLife print edition February 24 2006, page 7).

Above, the site of the Alpina hotel in the Oberbort, set to open in summer 2012 after the removal of 100,000 cubic meters of earth.