Outline the advantages of sanitary landfills .

      

Outline the advantages of sanitary landfills .

  

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Martin
-Methane can be collected and used to generate electricity

-Impervious liners prevent leachates from polluting underground water

-Monitoring wells enable the detection of any contamination

-The waste are compacted and covered daily with a layer of soil and therefore minimizing the space occupied by waste, spreading of waste by wind and the prevalence of vectors like rats, cockroaches, flies and birds.

marto answered the question on March 21, 2019 at 05:57


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