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Demolition debris can be disposed of in either Construction and Demolition Debris landfills or municipal solid waste landfills. [4] Alternatively, debris may also be sorted and recycled. Sorting may happen as deconstruction on the demolition site, off-site at a sorting location, or at a Construction and Demolition recycling center. [4]
Dhapa is a locality on the fringes of East Kolkata, India.The area consists of landfill sites where the solid wastes of the city of Kolkata are dumped. "Garbage farming" is encouraged in the landfill sites. [1]
In 2016, the local authority tried to close the site and relocate dumping to a new landfill site at Sendafa but opposition by local farmers caused the rubbish collectors to move back. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In March 2017, a landslide at the site killed more than 113 people, as recovery continues the death toll is expected to rise.
The daily cover on an operational landfill site is the layer of compressed soil or earth which is laid on top of a day's deposition of waste. Benefits of using daily cover include: [1] Reduction of odor and air emissions; Control of disease vectors (birds, insects, and rodents) Improved surface stability for landfill vehicles; Control of litter
The site for Oahu’s next municipal solid waste landfill will be announced in November, city officials say. That action, boosted in August by the state Land Use Commission’s decision to modify ...
Remediation process in Marlbrook at a former landfill site. Land recycling is the reuse of abandoned, vacant, or underused properties for redevelopment or repurposing. [1]Land recycling aims to ensure the reuse of developed land as part of: new developments; cleaning up contaminated properties; reuse and/or making use of used land surrounded by development or nearby infrastructure.
A 10-year study done at the SENT landfill in Tai Chik Sha in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, shows that plant and tree species could survive following the restoration of a landfill. [3] The site was initially lined with a multilayer composite bottom layer, then had a landfill gas and leachate collection system incorporated, and was covered by a final ...
The problem of undercounting resonates in the Indian state of Gujarat, the site of a mammoth debacle that was supposed to transform the World Bank’s approach to development and displacement. In 1985, the bank pledged $450 million to finance the Sardar Sarovar dam and canal, the keystone of an effort to turn the Narmada River into a series of ...