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Sanitary Landfills

Alternative Landfill Technologies Documents
Guidance documents address design, evaluation, construction, and post-closure care associated with alternative final covers.
US EPA Landfills Page
Information on solid waste landfills, bioreactors, and regulations.
Report: Massachusetts Could Be Left with Only 1 Landfill by 2021
How recycling, trash exports, and waste-to-energy facilities have led to the closing of sanitary landfills across the Commonwealth.

E-books on Sanitary Landfills

Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Waste Containment by Abdelmalek Bouazza; J. J. Bowders
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0415467330
Publication Date: 2010
HDPE Geomembranes in Geotechnics by Werner W. Müller
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 3540372865
Publication Date: 2006
Sewage and Landfill Leachate by Marco Ragazzi (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1771883944
Publication Date: 2016
Sustainable Practices for Landfill Design and Operation by Timothy G. Townsend, et al.
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1493944134
Publication Date: 2016

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