Question:
Write three basic characteristics of a modern landfill site. What are the reasons they are used?
Answer:
Following are the characteristics:
Compaction and integument of the waste to prevent it from being blown by the wind
Procedures to contain leachates such as lining clay or plastic liners
To extract gas to use in the generation of power, landfills gas extraction systems are installed.
The following are the reasons why their use must be promoted:
Through recycling and recovery of waste, they trigger the waste prevention
A uniform cost for the disposal of waste is created which subsequently will prevent the essential transport of waste.
They help in bringing down negative effects on the environment and risk to human health that emerges from the landfilling of wastes.
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