Transitional Landfill Operation in Low Income Countries
Apr 6th, 2010 | By Susan Rankin | Category: Environmental Management, Featured ArticlesMany existing, unlined open dumps and landfills in low income countries are closing and will be replaced with new, lined landfills with leachate collection and treatment. One key mechanism for ensuring new landfill operational success is to develop an interim design and operational approach for the existing landfill. The interim approach is a transitional step that incorporates improved landfilling practices, enables the existing landfill to be operated to a higher standard, and initiates the operational paradigm shift needed to successfully operate the new landfill.
