Geotextile Tubes

Desludging Geotextile Tubes

Geotextile Tubes are often referred to as, geocontainers, geobags, soil tubes, geotextile containers, or desludging bags. Geotextile tubes are made of high-strength polypropylene woven geotextile that resists ultraviolet deterioration, rotting, and biological degradation.  They are inert to most naturally encountered chemicals, alkalis, and acids making them a ‘go-to’ for contractors specializing in environmental remediation projects, wastewater lagoon, and stabilization pond projects, or any type of project that involves dealing with contaminated sediment, sludge, and processing agents.

The ideal desludging solution, geotextile tubes work to collect, consolidate and treat dredged sludge for efficient and sustainable treatment and disposal.

They are put into action by hooking up pump hoses onto the pre-manufactured fitting on the tube. Waste fluids are then pumped into the geotextile tube until it is filled. The liquid slowly filters out, while the solids remain contained in the tube.  Once completely drained of fluid, the tube is usually cut open, and dried sludge is removed with a loader and transported to a treatment and disposal site by a dump truck.

Geotextile tubes are prefabricated in 15′, 30′, 45′, and up to 120′ circumferences in 15′ increments with standard lengths of 100′ and 200′. They are available in different fabrics to meet varying filtering needs and strength requirements and also come in different colors.