The landfill is a well-engineered methodology for the disposal of solid waste on or in the land. There are three major landfills: municipal waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste. The materials in these landfills decompose and produce methane gas, which is harmful to the surrounding inhabitants. So landfills are usually designed away from human residents.
A Sanitary landfill is a practice where the bottom of the landfill is covered with layers of sand and plastic so that the wastes don’t percolate to groundwater. Then the garbage is dumped and spread out in layers and covered with clay, soil, gravel, and soil. Here the wastes are allowed to decompose in a closed pit that doesn’t affect the surrounding water bodies.
Related associations:
Carolina Recycling Association | New York State Association for Solid Waste Management |Arizona Recycling Coalition | Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council | New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling, Inc.| Construction & Demolition Recycling Association| Building Materials Reuse Association | Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries| American Forest and Paper Association | International Solid Waste Association | National Waste & Recycling Association | National Recycling Coalition| Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore| National Glass Association| Ontario Waste Management Association