Step 3 (cont): Final Disposal

Sanitary Landfills

A sanitary landfill is the systematic burial of solid waste to diminish adverse health and environmental effects.


Mini-Landfills:
Mini-Landfills are an easy way to promote proper solid waste management without the need for promoting a waste collection system on a community-wide scale. Mini-landfills are ideal for small, rural and remote communities where residents do not produce large amounts of waste. Here is a great manual on how to make mini-landfills (although it does not mention a liner to prevent leachate from leaking into the surrounding soil):

*From Acciones Ambientales para el Mejoramiento del Medio Ambiente en la Comunidades Rurales. Elizabeth Shapiro y A. Bambi Tran, pg 89-94

Community/Municipal Landfills: COMING SOON!


(See APPENDIX F for more details)