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The Olusosun nigerian dumpsite is a 100-acre [1] dump in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. [2] It is the largest in Africa, and one of the largest in the world. The site receives up to 10,000 tons of rubbish each day. Waste from around 500 container ships is also delivered to the site, adding a substantial portion of electronic waste. Some of this ...
The Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) model is a quasi-two-dimensional hydrologic numerical model for conducting water balance analysis of landfills, cover systems, and other solid waste containment facilities; it was developed for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
In 2011, GMI awarded a grant to the LAWMA for studies evaluating the feasibility of capturing landfill gas from the Abule Egba and Solous Landfills. Based on their findings, LAWMA developed a landfill gas energy project to the local residents which serve as a reliable source of electricity. [10] 15 September 2020, LAWMA launched the LAWMA Academy.
The holiday season provides a visible and tangible surge in trash, including food, wrapping paper, aluminum and shipping boxes.
Landfill operation in Hawaii. The area being filled is a single, well-defined "cell" and a protective landfill liner is in place (exposed on the left) to prevent contamination by leachates migrating downward through the underlying geological formation. Landfills have the potential to cause a number of issues.
LGA Ward Polling unit name Afijio: Ilora I: A. U. D Pry. School; Bode Open Space I; Bode Open Space II; Bode Open Space III; Oluwo Open Space; Odofin Open Space; Oja Isale Open Space; Olaosun Open Space
The use of landfill gas is considered a green fuel source because it offsets the use of environmentally damaging fuels such as oil or natural gas, destroys the heat-trapping gas methane, and the gas is generated by deposits of waste that are already in place. 450 of the 2,300 landfills in the United States have operational landfill gas ...
E-waste is categorized as used EEE including refrigerators, cell phones, and computers. [4] Africa has seen a significant usage of personal computers and mobile phones in the past decade. [5] The continent produced 2.5 kg per capita of e-waste in 2019, which is the lowest rate in the world.