When landfills close, communities can reclaim them and convert them into a variety of productive uses. Former landfills in many communities have wild life habitats, natural wetlands, community facilities and recreational areas like golf courses and bike parks. Even where landfills have been closed and land reuse projects have been created, the landfill operator continues to collect the landfill gas that these sites continue to produce, allowing for continued landfill-gas-to-energy. Regardless of how a former site is used, the community still has environmental protection. The U.S. EPA has strict regulations for closing landfills, which includes the installation of a final cover that is impervious to water infiltration, the continuation environmental monitoring, state reporting for full compliance with permits, and a requirement that landfill owners maintain sufficient money for corrective actions.
An M.phill student. pls kindly forward some journals to me. I am presently working on Solar detoxification of leachate from landfill.
Thank you.
Journals? I am not sure what you’re seeking…Here is the list of resources that we make available:
http://www.environmentalistseveryday.org/publications-solid-waste-industry-research/index.php
It’s sound by the nature of your research that I should be asking you for info.
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