Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill
Description: WEBLandfill. A landfill site, also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump, trash dump, or dumping ground, is a site for the disposal of waste materials. Landfill is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of the waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s.
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Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/landfills/
Description: WEBOct 19, 2023 · It has specialized structures to reduce the contamination of the surrounding soil or water. Modern landfills are completely sealed to reduce contamination of the nearby groundwater. First, the ground is lined with clay. A thin layer of flexible plastic is placed on top of the clay layer. That allows the collection of leachate, the liquid that ...
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Link: https://www.epa.gov/landfills/basic-information-about-landfills
Description: WEBMar 11, 2024 · What is a landfill? Modern landfills are well-engineered and managed facilities for the disposal of solid waste. Landfills are located, designed, operated and monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
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Link: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/landfill.htm
Description: WEBSep 6, 2023 · How Landfills Work. By: Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. & Patrick J. Kiger | Updated: Sep 6, 2023. Modern landfills are well-engineered and managed to protect the environment from contaminants. They also must meet strict local and federal regulations in the United States. Michael Milner/Getty Images.
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Link: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1012218119/epa-struggles-to-track-methane-from-landfills-heres-why-it-matters-for-the-clima
Description: WEBJul 13, 2021 · Landfills emit methane when organic wastes such as food scraps, wood and paper decompose. But the challenges to reining in methane are big, beginning with even quantifying how much leaves...
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Link: https://www.epa.gov/landfills
Description: WEBLast updated on February 13, 2024. To provide information on landfills, including laws/regulations, and technical guidance on municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, industrial, PCBs, and construction and debris landfills. To provide resources for owners and operators of landfills.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfills_in_the_United_States
Description: WEBIn the United States, landfills are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states' environmental agencies. Municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLF) are required to be designed to protect the environment from contaminants that may be present in the solid waste stream. [1]
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Link: https://www.epa.gov/landfills/municipal-solid-waste-landfills
Description: WEBFeb 21, 2024 · A municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) is a discrete area of land or excavation that receives household waste. A MSWLF may also receive other types of nonhazardous wastes, such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial nonhazardous solid waste.
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Link: https://www.washco-md.net/solid-waste-recycling/
Description: WEBLandfill Hours: Monday – Saturday 7:00am – 3:30pm (Scales close at 3:00pm) Convenience Center Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 7:30am – 3:30pm. Landfill Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 4:00pm (Phones are not attended outside of these hours) Permit Sales. Landfill: Monday – Saturday, 8:00am – 2:30pm.
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Link: https://www.wm.com/us/en/drop-off-locations
Description: WEBLooking for a landfill, trash dump or recycling center near you? WM has you covered with the largest network of trash and recycling drop off locations across North America.
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