landfilling
Disposing in ground
Landfilling is disposing of waste by burying it in the ground at designated sites.
The practice remains the most common method of solid waste disposal worldwide, though environmental concerns about groundwater contamination and methane emissions have prompted efforts to reduce it: The city is moving away from landfilling toward recycling and composting.
Liquid filtered through waste
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- emissionsSubstances released into air
odors · heavy metals · runoff · toxins · seepage · soil contamination · plume
Act of throwing away
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- cellBasic unit of life
- linerInner protective covering
site selection · permitting · construction · monitoring · maintenance · closure · equipment · staffing
Basic unit of life
- bermRaised strip alongside roads
- access roadRoute providing entry
- gas wellsDrilled holes extracting underground fuel
- cappingSetting an upper limit
Giving consent or authorization
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- licensingGranting official permission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
reporting · liability · bonding · setback requirements · buffer zones · manifests · recordkeeping
Reprocessing used materials
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- waste-to-energyGenerating power from garbage
- diversionRedirection of attention
leachate
Liquid filtered through waste
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
emissions · odors · heavy metals · runoff · toxins · seepage · soil contamination · plume
disposal
Act of throwing away
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- cellBasic unit of life
liner · site selection · permitting · construction · monitoring · maintenance · closure · equipment · staffing · capacity
cell
Basic unit of life
- bermRaised strip alongside roads
- access roadRoute providing entry
- gas wellsDrilled holes extracting underground fuel
capping · revegetation · brownfield · decommissioning · aftercare
permitting
Giving consent or authorization
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- licensingGranting official permission
inspection · reporting · liability · bonding · setback requirements · buffer zones · manifests · recordkeeping
recycling
Reprocessing used materials
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- waste-to-energyGenerating power from garbage
- waste disposalgarbage disposal, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish
- sludge treatmentsludge, biosolids, dewatering, digestion, thickening
landfillingrecycling
Reprocessing used materials
composting · reusing · upcycling · zero waste · waste prevention
landfillingland restoration
Reviving damaged terrain
habitat conservation · rewilding · ecological restoration · land reclamation
landfillingreuse
Employ something again
repurposing · reclamation · salvaging · refurbishment · restoration
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