Prospects for the Development of Landfill Technology
Landfilling is a crucial technique for the disposal of municipal solid waste.With the gradual redution of the amount of raw municipal solid waste received in landfills in China,a new standard has been issued for the pollution control of municipal solid waste.Furthermore,waste landfilling is closely related to national and international policies such as climate change mitigation and emerging contaminants management.Consequently,new development needs for landfill technology in China are bound to emerge.The international and domestic development of landfill technology were reviewed,and potential future focus areas for landfill technology in China in terms of carbon reduction and pollution control were analyzed,including pollution control of gas and liquid in active landfills,remediation of decommissioned landfills,risk assessment and remediation of leachate leakage,monitoring and accounting of greenhouse gas emissions,low-cost treatment of aged leachate,as well as control of emerging contaminants.
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