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landfill

in environmental law, a site for the deposit of waste on to or into land where the site is a waste disposal site, or used for the storage of waste. The fact that a site for the deposit of waste is at the place of production of the waste does not prevent the site from being a landfill.
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The gases that are generated in landfills are used in Germany in combined heat and power plants at landfills to generate energy.
Germany : BMU and waste management agree on reaching the 2030 climate goals
The new landfill for domestic solid waste will be commissioned since next year, the currently used landfill will be closed and reclaimed.
Construction of new landfill starts in Bishkek
'The proposed site is ideal for a landfill,' Mr Kayani said.
CDA eyes new landfill site in Sangjani
Why Wandaka doubts that the Murang'a one won't provide all the facilities that he saw in Israel and much more could be because the project managers have not, so far, explained what a sanitary landfill is as opposed to a dumpsite, many of which exist in Kenya.The stigma associated with dumpsites in most counties including Nairobi and Mombasa has informed Kenyans to oppose any effort to undo the wrongs in the solid waste management chain.
Landfill project managers, tell Kenyans it is not a dumpsite
Based on the SCRP, IPM Environmental Services will work with the Quezon City government in implementing effective post-closure care, particularly leachate management and slope stability re-profiling of the landfill, for 15 years based on Republic Act 9003.
DENR: Reopening Payatas not an option
Among those standing up was Kirstie Pecci, a Senior Fellow with Conservation Law Foundation, whose own home--and those of many of her family members sits barely a mile from the landfill. Pecci has fought for nearly a decade to shut down the facility that is polluting her family's air and water.
Talking trash: CLF launches the zero waste project to tackle Massachusetts's trash problem
A statement released Wednesday by Sukleen in response to the municipality's decision said: "Due to the closure of the road to the temporary landfill and the halt in construction of the landfill ...
Trash set to return as Burj Hammoud landfill access closed
The application calls for the landfill to accept Class 1 industrial waste, which the state considers toxic but non-hazardous.
Toxic Landfill Plan Near Colonia Raises Racism Charges
Salvi issued notice to the Environment Ministry, Delhi government, DPCC, municipal corporations and others on a plea seeking stoppage of dumping of any kind of solid waste at the three main landfill sites of Delhi.
' Take air, water samples around landfill sites'
A stronger cap over the original section of the landfill not only would help keep toxic vapors inside, but keep rain water from leaking in from the outside, said Falta, who studies the transport of hazardous chemicals.
Toxic landfill gas building up at South Carolina lakeside dump
Nonhazardous waste from homes, business, and institutions ends up in municipal solid waste landfills, where it decomposes and breaks down to form landfill gas, which includes carbon dioxide, a number of air toxics, and methane.
EPA proposes updates to reduce methane
The ultimate "capping" of the 5-acre C&D landfill is not addressed in this bid.
County landfill remediation goes out to bid cost may be offset by selling remaining 'air space' at C&D landfill

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