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Landfills across the world are unique in design and size but use similar methods and technologies. In this article, you will learn how they are built and work.
An active landfill still receives waste and packs it into open pits (landfill cells). A closed landfill has maxed out on space with non-active landfill cells and has been completely covered up. Typically, closed landfills are covered with soil and then grass or vegetation.
In the United States, a small landfill is classified as <52,000m³ in size, a medium landfill is 52,000-200,000m³, and a large landfill is >200,000m³.
Despite their unique layouts, every landfill around the world follows a similar formula.
MSW is garbage! This waste is from everyday items discarded by everyday citizens. This includes household items, food waste, furniture, landscaping, clothes, etc.
The average landfill is 600 acres, with the United State's biggest landfill (in Las Vegas) measuring a whopping 2,200 acres.
Landfills can be owned by private companies, governments, or even individuals.
There are over 10,000 closed landfills in the U.S.
We don't just talk the talk, at Smart Plastic we prove everything we say with credible third-party testing. Below you will find the corresponding tests that apply to all our claims.
