DESIGN OF

SANITARY
LANDFILL
MALAPITAN, JOSEPH MARK
MELICOR, JOHNESSA KATHLYN
SANITARY LANDFILLS ARE SITES WHERE
WASTE IS ISOLATED FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT UNTIL IT IS SAFE. IT IS
CONSIDERED WHEN IT HAS COMPLETELY
DEGRADED BIOLOGICALLY, CHEMICALLY
AND PHYSICALLY. IN HIGH-INCOME
COUNTRIES, THE LEVEL OF ISOLATION
ACHIEVED MAY BE HIGH.
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LANDFILL SANITARY
LANDFILL
A landfill is a final
control measure of
A sanitary landfill is a
waste disposal on or in
pit with a protected
land. But, there are
bottom where trash is
various types of
buried in layers and
landfills and sanitary
compressed to make it
landfill is one of them,
more solid.
Other types include
industrial landfills and
municipal solid waste
landfills.
 DISPOSAL FACILITIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES CAN BE GENERALLY
CLASSIFIED INTO THREE TYPES AS
FOLLOWS:

OPEN DUMP

CONTROLLED DUMP

CATEGORIZED FINAL
DISPOSAL FACILITY
(LANDFILL)
OPEN DUMP CONTROLLED CATEGORIZED
DUMP FINAL DISPOSAL
are generally sited in
FACILITY
vacant lots, usually is a first step in
(LANDFILL)
adjacent to residential the progression
areas where there are from open is a disposal site
low-lying marshy lands, dumping wherein designed, constructed,
often done as a way of the wastes operated and
reclaiming the area for undergo maintained in a manner
future development. In compaction, soil that exerts engineering
terms of cover is applied, control over significant
safety, the deposited area fires not potential environmental
may have such permitted and impacts
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 LANDFILL
CONCEPT

Landfill disposal is a method of

disposing of refuse on land without
creating nuisances or
hazards to public health or safety..
Degradable Waste &
BIODEGRADABLE NON-
WASTE BIODEGRABLE
WASTE

Non-degradable
Waste
PLANNING FOR
SANITARY LANDFILL
SYSTEM
THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF A
DISPOSAL FACILITY FORM PART OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT SOLID WASTE
Management Plan
P.D. 1152 - Philippine P.D. 825 - Penalty for
Environment Code Improper Garbage
Comprehensive Program Disposal
on Environment Providing penalty for the
Protection and improper disposal of garbage
Management by and other forms of
establishing specific uncleanliness and for other
environmental purposes .

management policies and P.D. 984 - Pollution Control Law

prescribing environmental Provides the specific guidelines and
quality standards in the implementing rules and regulations on
Philippine liquid waste disposal after physical or
Environment Code .
chemical treatment in accordance with
existing rules and regulations
.

P.D. 856 - CODE OF SANITATION

PROVIDES THE RULES ON DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN FOOD
ESTABLISHMENTS, AND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MARKETS AND
ABATTOIRS.
 SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT
INTERMEDIATE
TREATMENT
SYSTEM
The Solid Waste Management Plan shall
consider various SWM intermediate
system to
reduce the waste volume.
 Basic Design
Parameters
TARGET LIFESPAN/TARGET
YEAR
DESIGNED LANDFILL
CAPACITY:
• *DESIGNED LANDFILL • APPARENT SPECIFIC WEIGHT
CAPACITY (DLC) OF SOLID WASTE (SWW)
• ANNUAL DESIGNED LANDFILL • COVER MATERIAL VOLUME
VOLUME (ADLV) (CMV)
• ANNUAL DESIGNED LANDFILL • COST CONSIDERATIONS IN
WEIGHT (ADLW) SLF DESIGN AND OPERATION
• WASTE AMOUNT GENERATED • CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF
THE FACILITIES
Establishment STORAGE AND TREATMENT
of Categorized • Retaining Function
Final Disposal • Seepage Control Function
• Treatment Function
Facility
ENVIRONMENTAL
(Sanitary PROTECTION
Landfill System) • Leachate
• Vectors
• Gaseous Products
• Unpleasant Odors
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 CFDF
FACILITIES
THE MANAGEMENT
THE OPERATIONS FACILITIES FACILITIES
All individual functions must be supported and
The operations facilities shall be provided with the relevant facilities in
t h e f a c i l i t i e s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e order to enhance and improve the functionality of
actual operations and use of the the entire landfill system as an integrated
landfill site, i.e. the retaining SWM disposal facility.
structures, bunds, lining system,
drainage system, leachate collection THE SUPPORTING FACILITIES
and treatment facilities, gas The supporting facilities shall be the common
collection system, cover system, etc. facilities necessary to support the other
management and operations facilities such as
access road, fencing, workshop, vehicle
cleansing
facility, fire-prevention system, etc.
 IN THE LANDFILL SITE SELECTION PROCESS, ALL
NECESSARY CRITERIA SUCH AS THE DESIGN
CAPACITY, TARGET
lifespan, social & environmental issues, operational
effectiveness, cost, etc must all be
assessed and evaluated.

-GENERAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORIZED

FINAL DISPOSAL FACILITY
(Sanitary Landfill) Based on RA 9003-
 GENERAL
SITE SITE
COMPLIANCE
DESIGN PREPARATION
REQUIREMENTS
• Location and AND
FOR SLFS BASED
DEVELOPMENT
Land Use ON RA 9003
1. Hydrogeology • Provision for • Operational • Environmental
2. Social Liner System Performance Monitoring:
Acceptability 1. Leachate Standards: 1. Groundwater
3. Availability Collection and
1. Waste Monitoring
4. Economics Treatment
placement 2. Surface water
System
2. Odor Monitoring
2. Gas Control
Control/Daily
Recovery • Closure and Post
Soil Cover
System Closure:
:
3. Security Fence 1. Closure Program
2. Application of
Final Cover
HOW
LANDFILL
WORKS
ANATOMY OF A LANDFILL
LANDFILL
SITE
REGULATIONS
LAYER OF
LINER
 HDPE
HIGH DENSITY POLYEHTYLENE
EXTRUSION AND

WELDING OF

GEOMEMBRANE
TENSIOMETERS
 LEACHATE

COLLECTION SYSTEM
 GROUND WATER

MONITORING SYSTEM
METHANE GAS
COLLECTION
SYSTEM
METHANE GAS
CONVERSION
SECURITY
 DAILY
COVERING AND
COMPACTING
ENVIRO COVER
RESTORATION
PROCESS
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