Low-maintenance leachate management.

Dunking on dumps.

Leachate is a zero-sum game: breach your permits and your landfill shuts down and operations grinds to a halt. It’s also a favourite of regulators who can easily track emissions from fixed address sites.

Why it matters: Landfill operators have historically relied on commodity chemicals, wonky make-down equipment, and untrained crew to handle leachate treatment. But that hand can easily fold when staff—hampered by having to babysit make-down rigs—overdose PAM or create accidental leaks that push emission levels over the top.

CarboNet’s chemistry dramatically reduces the risk of breaches—even as it simplifies operations and reduces your costs.

• Toxicity: SimpleFloc reduces PAM by up to 80%, helping hit increasingly stringent regulatory targets, and insulating operations from breaches in the operating envelope.
• Chemical spend: CarboNet flocculants and coagulants alter the throughput of water treatment, reducing cost-to-treat by up to 50%.
• OPEX: SimpleFloc gels require no make-down, and emulsions run with minimal prep. Both formats reduce dosing effort, and CarboNet automation helps crews spend less time monitoring and more time running the plant.
• CAPEX: SimpleFloc gels eliminate the need for make-down systems, while emulsions run on compact, low-footprint setups. Both formats reduce infrastructure needs and simplify upgrades without major capital spend.
• Emissions: CarboNet chemistry reduces Scope 3 Emissions up to 70%, a crucial feature for fixed-address sites.
• Health & safety: SimpleFloc gels require no make-down, and emulsions need minimal prep—reducing crew exposure to powders, spills, and open-system dosing. That means less risk of slips, inhalants, or equipment-related incidents.
• Regulatory exposure: Broadly, CarboNet chemistry slashes emissions and improves performance KPIs related to zero discharge or permit targets.

The bottom line: Water insecurity is changing regulations, permits, and emission limits. Commodity chemicals like polyacrylamide (PAM)—created 70 years ago for a different era of water treatment and rapidly aging out—aren’t up for the task at hand.

• Smart chemistry can reduce risks, cut costs, and improve unit performance.
• As one operator recently commented: “SimpleFloc is the most technologically innovative water treatment application I have laid eyes on this decade. It’s the difference between a system that just meets regulations and one that’s set up to accelerate and scale.”