Rio Tinto launches massive cleanup of Ile-de-France's largest industrial wasteland
Rio Tinto has begun a large-scale decontamination project on a 17-hectare former mining site in Ile-de-France, removing thousands of tonnes of salty slag.
The Anglo-Australian mining giant is investing heavily to remediate a 17-hectare brownfield it bought in 2007 but never used. A recent site visit revealed a deep excavation created to extract contaminated material, including significant quantities of chlorides. The operation involves a fleet of trucks shuttling the waste away from the area.
Why it matters
Cleaning the site supports France's climate goals and reduces environmental hazards from legacy industrial waste.
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