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The Future of Landfill
The Future of Landfill
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• Some statistics
• Construction
• Management
• Wastes
• The future
• Conclusions
Landfill in EU-15
Landfill sites in England & Wales
Anglian
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Midlands
North East
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North West
South West
Southern
Thames
Wales
Number of sites
Municipal waste management in England & Wales
100%
90%
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80%
70%
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Other
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60%
Recycled/composted
RDF manufacture
50%
Incineration without EfW
40% Incineration with EfW
Landfill
30%
20%
10%
0%
1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05
Scotland’s waste - 2004/5
Landfill Construction
Landfill Construction Technique
Deposition begins
Landfill
Management
Landfill Capping
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Site capped with clay lining,
geotextile layer and sand
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005
Flow rates measured were 45-70 cubic metres of methane per hour
Landfill Leachate
Ingress of water via precipitation; reduced with effective capping
Attenuation of leachate into groundwater believed sufficient treatment;
remediation now required
Leachate recycled to hasten decomposition of waste in landfill
Reed bed treatment used to polish leachate prior to discharge
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So, in the future?
And in the year
2525…
Conclusions
Need for landfill sites is likely to persist, despite Landfill Directive