What is a Landfill
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A Landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment.
Landfills are the oldest and most commom methods of waste disposal in the wold. Some landfills are also used for waste management purposes, such as the temportary storage, consolidation and transfer or processing of waste ( such as sorting, treatment and/or recycling)
Non hazardous waste disposed in landfills
1) waste is confined to a small area ( as small as possible)
2) waste is complacted to reduce their volume
3) waste is then covered with layers of soil
2) waste is complacted to reduce their volume
3) waste is then covered with layers of soil