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¶ … Landfill for Disposing Hazardous Material
Challenges
Resistance of the public to siting a waste management facility
While citizens are thankful for convenient existing locations for dumping garbage, recyclables, and yard waste, it may be rather hard to gain their acceptance with regard to waste management facility sites (Walker, 2012).
Community planning in relation to waste management facility
Land-use planning for a community seldom takes into consideration waste management site locations in its community design. In view of the progressively increasing diversion of waste to composting and recycling, facilities will have to be located in easily accessible places that however, do not conflict with neighboring land uses (Walker, 2012).
The second point stated above requires more consideration and detailed planning and implementation to reassure the local residents of concerns arising out of waste management facilities.
Convincing residents that minimal risk is posed to groundwater supply
People residing near a selected landfill spot may voice concerns regarding its health and environmental effects. It is wise to garner increased public acceptance through education of local business owners and residents in regard to how the community will be benefited by the landfill (for instance, by ensuring better public safety and health, creating jobs in the locality, and promoting economic development). Furthermore, it...
When selecting the right landfilling strategy, apart from protecting groundwater as a source of drinking water, the following aspects attract high priority:
1. Natural, unique hydrogeological conditions, socioeconomic and land-use requirements, and that the option selected was, in fact, best for a given situation.
1. The process of site selection, which involves careful geotechnical investigation, including delineation of underlying geology's attenuation potential and hydrogeological surveys (Allen, Taylor, Schmoll, Howard, Chilton & Chorus, 2006).
The landfill commissioning process in several countries is rather lengthy, with site selection, EIAs (Environmental Impact Assessments), public hearings, licensing applications, court cases, and appeals, often extending over many years. Prior to approaching the local residents, it is imperative to facilitate the process of site selection by the adoption of a geographical information system (GIS) approach, integrated with thorough investigations of geotechnical sites. Aside from considerations for strategy and site selection, and landfill designing and construction, operation control is imperative for preventing contamination of groundwater. Based on landfill type and distance from waste sources, specific operational conditions will be outlined in its license, as will support operational controls required for enforcing these. Monitoring and…
References
Allen, A., Taylor, R., Schmoll, O., Howard, G., Chilton, J., & Chorus, I. (2006). Waste disposal and landfill: control and protection. Protecting groundwater for health: managing the quality of drinking-water sources, 631-652.
Walker M. (2012). Stage 1 Integration Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan -- Issues for Consideration, retrieved 7 March 2016 from https://www.crd.bc.ca/docs/default-source/recycling-waste-pdf/iswrmp-stage1issuesmemo.pdf?sfvrsn=2
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