LANDFILL MANAGEMENT

1,27,486 TPD municipal solid waste is generated in the Country during

2011-12.
90% of MSW is disposed unscientifically in open dumps and landfills
Indian cities now generate eight times more MSW than they did in 1947
MSW generated per capita is estimated to increase at a rate of 11.33%
annually
Annual Report for 2010-11, there was record of 59 landfills constructed in
the country, 376 landfills under planned and 1305 landfill sites were
Recyclables
identified for future use.
Toxic Substances
Rapid urbanisation and population explosion
Compostable Organic Matter
Absence of Community Participation
Soiled Waste

MSW Disposals & Treatment

Recycling of Organic
Waste

Thermal Treatment Techniques

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Water pollution - discharges of pollutants to ground and surface waters.

Air pollution - emissions of pollutants to the atmosphere.
Land management and conservation.
Hazards and loss of amenity

Decomposition of solid waste in landfills

Initial aerobic phase

Anaerobic acid phase
Initial methanogenic phase
Stable methanogenic phase

We offer tailor made remediation for landfills

Bio-mining with recovery of recyclables

Landfill caps
Landfill surcharging
Bioreactor landfills
Brownfield redevelopment

Bio-mining with recovery of recyclables

Existing Dump yard

Excavation and screening

Recyclables Plastic, Metal, etc.,

Organic Manure

Landfill Capping

Bioreactor
Recirculation of leachate back into filled cells is an essential step in a bioreactor
landfill
Microbial activities are intentionally enhanced.
The recirculation of leachate provide moisture and/or oxygen to stimulate the
microbial degradation of solid wastes and simultaneously reduce the amount of
leachate needed for treatment.

Landfill Surcharging
The surcharging of a landfill involves the placement of a large amount of weight
on top of the landfill for 6-12 months.
The added weight to the top of the landfill causes enhanced settlement of the
waste and increased capacity, which is recognized after the surcharge material
is taken away.
Clean soil is usually used as the surcharge material, which may be used
elsewhere in the landfill after the surcharging process is completed

Brownfield redevelopment
It remediates and preserves existing contaminated sites, like old landfills, for use in
the future by recreation of land
Brownfield redevelopment provides economic development by establishing new
areas for businesses and industry Brownfield redevelopment not only provides
economic advantages but also brings communities together
However, the redevelopment of landfills is a challenge due to a variety of
contaminants involved and the geological issues of building above a landfill
The issues associated with landfill redevelopment projects include: the size of the
landfill, contaminants types, the size and depth of plume, type and depth of waste

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