LANDFILL MANAGEMENT & OPERATION OF DEBRIS MANAGEMENT SITES
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What is a Landfill Management?
A landfill is a facility used to dispose of solid waste, which can be hazardous or nonhazardous. Beyond complying with all relevant regulations, landfills are also designed to “protect the environment from contaminants” and cannot be built in places where the environment may be at risk from their presence.
Landfills are subject to rigorous environmental regulation (through the RCRA) and come equipped with environmental monitoring systems that check for potential contamination issues. Before they are sealed, landfills are packed with layers of waste surrounded by rubber and clay barriers. After that, they are sealed under a plastic barrier. Therefore, stop liquids from seeping out of the landfill and into the ground.
The purpose of landfill waste disposal services is to store waste, not break it down. However, wastes decompose in landfills at a slow pace and without oxygen. Because no oxygen is present, the bacteria breaking down the waste produce methane gas, which is flammable and dangerous underground. This gas is then collected by pipes installed above the solid waste. Then it is released into the air without any refinements or is used for energy.
Before companies engage with landfill waste disposal services, they are encouraged by the EPA to find ways of reducing waste generation at the beginning of the process and its toxicity. When recycling the waste is no longer an option, landfills can be considered.
What is OPERATION OF DEBRIS MANAGEMENT SITES
Conceptually, the operation of disaster debris management is based on (1) returning usable resources to productive
use and (2) disposing of unusable resources in an environmentally sound manner. The key elements
of the debris management process are to:
- Identify the nature of the debris.
- Identify possible uses of the debris.
- Develop a program to collect and process the debris.
- Implement the program in a phased manner, in many cases involving a series of collection
and processing activities.
Disaster Debris Management Sites is either temporary or permanent location where debris management is being done. It depends on the location of the actual debris management sites to the disaster area. It is important to have a well-managed debris management site for the faster recovery process of a disaster area.