Course main Topics:
- Types, quantities and characteristics of solid waste.
- Introduction to types of disposal facilities.
- Types of landfills.
- Siting criteria for sanitary landfills.
- Environmental impact assessment for landfills.
- Sanitary landfill design and construction.
- Sanitary landfill principles, planning and site preparations.
- Dumpsite and sanitary landfill basic operations.
- Leachate and gas management.
- Sanitary landfill maintenance.
- Dumpsite mining and closure.