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Sustainable Practices for Landfill Design and Operation (Part of book series Waste Management Principles and Practice)
Citation:
Townsend, T., J. Powell, P. Jain, Q. Xu, T. Tolaymat, AND D. Reinhart. Sustainable Practices for Landfill Design and Operation (Part of book series Waste Management Principles and Practice). Timothy G. Townsend (ed.), Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, 472 p., (2015).
Impact/Purpose:
This book was developed for waste and materials management practitioners all over the world including researchers, practicing engineers and scientists, municipality staff and management, landfill operators, and regulatory agencies. The body of work presented here results from the development of bioreactor landfill design guidelines for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Risk Management Laboratory, along with the combined knowledge and experience of the authors pertaining to sustainable practices for design and operation of sanitary landfills. We presume the reader has a basic understanding of landfills, although the initial chapters attempt to set the stage by providing introductory commentary and a discussion of fundamental landfill concepts (both traditional and sustainable).
Description:
The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in many countries throughout the world has changed significantly over the past fifty years, with a shift from uncontrolled dumping or burning to complex systems that integrate multiple processes to recover materials or energy and provide containment to reduce environmental impacts. A discussion of past landfilling practices and the evolution to modern landfilling is provided. Opportunities for designing and operating landfills in a more sustainable manner are discussed.
