Solid Waste Management

Consider yourself as the local municipal solid waste landfill operator, and you are presenting to a community group to educate them on landfills. Your presentation should address the following topics:

evolution of waste disposal from dumps to landfills,
types of solid waste materials that are disposed of in landfills,
landfill location criteria,
landfill liner requirements,
landfill operational requirements,
air quality and groundwater monitoring requirements,
landfill closure, and
other items that would interest the audience.