Sanitary Landfill Types and Design
Document Type
Contribution to Books
Publication Date
3-17-2022
Publication Title
Handbook of Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Engineering and Management: Volume 2
Abstract
In terms of solid waste management, landfills are the favored disposal strategy. Before an area is established as a landfill, certain crucial things must be focused on and acted upon. In its most basic form, a landfill is a location where trash is “thrown” or “dumped.” However, developing a landfill necessitates a great deal of engineering expertise. A sanitary landfill is an engineered technique for disposing of solid waste on land that is designed to cause the least amount of environmental harm and inconvenience. As a result, the sanitary landfill design includes a detailed description and plan that ensures the safe and effective disposal of solid waste. This chapter goes through the types of sanitary landfills and the critical design requirements. Site selection, landfill liners, landfilling technology, and landfill cover system up to closure stage are all part of the sanitary landfill design. Every part must be properly designed; otherwise, the ecosystem will suffer. Because a sanitary landfill is a site where solid waste is disposed of in an engineered manner, the environmental effect is reduced or eliminated.
Recommended Citation
Palaniandy, P., Aziz, H.A., Wang, L.K., Michael Terlecky, P., Hung, YT. (2022). Sanitary Landfill Types and Design. In: Wang, L.K., Wang, MH.S., Hung, YT. (eds) Solid Waste Engineering and Management. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89336-1_8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89336-1_8
Volume
24
