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What is a municipal solid waste sanitary landfill?

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The Requirement

A sanitary landfill is a large land area where solid waste is disposed of in a manner that helps to protect human health and the environment (SWANA 1991). Sanitary landfilling is an engineering method for the disposal of municipal solid waste. It includes the spreading of sorted garbage (solid waste) in layers,  the waste is  compacted  before being covered with soil (SWANA 1991).  Additional considerations for a sanitary landfill also includes:

Proper siting (layout) and design of facilities, operational procedures and methods to ensure the protection of human health and the environment;
monitoring of surface waters,, groundwater, an liquid waste from s the compacted garbage (also known as leachate) and the venting of landfill gases during the time the facility is open and operational and also when it is decommissioned and closed;

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