Guidelines

1. Public Education & Involvement

2. Facility Siting
3. Developing Waste Management Program
4. Collection and Transfer
5. Source Reduction
6. Recycling
7. Land Disposal
Public Education & Involvement
1. Awareness
2. Interest
3. Evaluation
4. Trial
5. Adoption
6. Maintenance
Facility Siting
The 3 Phase Siting Framework
Phase 1: Planning
Phase 2: Site Selection & Facility Design
Phase 3: Implementation
Developing a Waste Management Program
Factors to consider
1. Developing the Necessary Information Base
2. Modelling Techniques
3. Physical Techniques
4. Direct Measurement Techniques
5. Estimating the Percentage of Material that must be
Managed
6 Estimating Future Waste Generation
7. Organizing a Waste Management Team
Collection and Transfer
1. Developing a Solid Waste Collection & Transfer
System
2. Defining Community Goals & Constraints
3. Characterizing Waste, Types & the Service Area
4. Determing the System Funding Structure
5. Identifying Waste Preparation & Collection
Procedures
6. Determing the Collection Equipment & Crew
Source Reduction
USEPA as the design, manufacture, purchase or use
of materials to reduce their quantity or toxicity before
they reach the waste stream.

NRC - any action that avoids the creation of waste by

reducing waste at the source.
The Elements of Source Reduction
1. Reduced Material use in Product Manufacture
2. Increase Useful Life of a Product through Durability
and Repairability
3. Decreased Toxicity
4. Material Reuse
5. Reduce/ More Effecient Consumer Use of Materials
6. Increased Production Efficiency Resulting in Less
Production Waste
Recycling
12 Component Recycling Program Plan
1. Identify Goals
2. Characterize Recycable Quantity, Composition &
Accesibilty
3. Asses and Generate Political Support
4. Asses Markets & Market Development Strategies for
Recycables
5. Asses & Choose Technologies for Collection &
Processing
6. Develop Budget and Organization
 7. Address Legal & Siting Issues
8. Develop Start-up Approach
9. Implement Education & Publicity Program
10. Begin Program Operation
11. Supervise Ongoing Program & Continue Publicity
& Education
12. Review and Adjust Program
Land Disposal
Key Term used in MSW landfill design include the ff:
1. Waste Management Boundary
2. Liner
3. Cover
4. Leachate
5. Leachate Collection System
6. Landfill Gas
7. Gas Control & Recovery System
8. Gas Monitoring Probe System
9. Groundwater Monitoring Well System
Schematic of Typical Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill
16 Step Process is made and these
Steps are organized into Four Phases
Phase 1(steps 1-6) involves developing information
base and making some preliminary site decision
Phase 2 (steps 7-12) includes making a detailed design
for the landfill and for managing related issues such
groundwater monitoring, leachate and gas
management
Phase 3 (steps 13-14) involves financial assurance and
beginning actual operation.
Phase 4 (steps 15-16) includes closure and post-closure
care
Determining the Landfill Volumes is
the First Task in the Design Process
-Determine Accurate Tonnage Estimate of Waste to be
received at the Site
-Estimate Anticipated Increase or Decrease in the
Diversion of Material to Waste-to-Energy Facilities,
Composting, Recycling, Reuse Efforts, or Waste
Minimization Efforts
-Determine Density Figure of the Waste
-Estimate the Amount of Waste Settlement
Potential Sites must be in Areas that are
suitable for Landfill development.
1. A landfill must be consistent with the overall land-
use planning in the area
2. The site must be accessible from major roadways or
thoroughfares.
3. The site should have adequate quantity of earth
cover material that is easily handled and compacted
4. The site must be chosen with regard for the
sensitivities of the communitys residents
5. The site must be located in an area where the
landfills operation will not detrimentally affect
environmentally sensitive resources.
 6. The site should be large enough to accomodate the
communitys waste for a reasonable time.
7. The site chosen should facilitate developing a
landfill that will satisfy budgetary constraints,
including site development, operation for many years,
closure, post-closure care, and possible remedian
costs.
8. Operating plans must include provisions for
coordinating with recycling and resource recovery
projects.
 Waste Disposal Cell
Program of Works
1. Site Preparation
2. Excavation
3. Installation of Bottom Liner
4. Installation of Leachate Collection System
5. Installation of Vent/ Barrier Trench
6. Gravel Bedding
7. Concrete Slabbing
8. Reinforcement of Disposal Cell Sidings