Here are the Strategies for building and controlling landfill

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Landfills are sites for solid waste disposal. There are several types of landfills depending on the manner in which the waste is thrown and protection measures aimed at preventing air pollution

Mismanagement of waste is a major concern for the whole community. It is a major problem because of the poor handling and disposal of the waste in the open without any precautions. It can be directly linked to many life-threatening diseases like malaria, typhoid, and other viral infections.

Today we can say that we live in a world of waste, because of population growth and produce increasing amounts of waste that make landfill are becoming more numerous and increasingly degrade the environment. Every day a huge amount of waste, equally as in the villages and in agricultural areas is produced.

1. The waste is stored on land that has the required properties and the ability of self-purification, in order to avoid the spread of harmful substances into the surrounding environment. In this case, the land is the only barrier to the polluting substance. Therefore, land should be chosen appropriately to meet specific biological and chemical criteria.

 2. The strategy of limiting i.e. limiting the maximum infiltration of pollutants from the landfill to land on one of the following: landfill covering material that is impervious to water, in order to minimize the penetration of atmospheric and surface water and pollution of soil in that way, by placing insulating layer in the bottom of the landfill in order to prevent the penetration of water and drainage system collects water that has passed through the upper cover. This water is purified again or returns to the landfill.

 3. The most modern conception considers landfill as a kind of chemical reactor. The modern approach consists of keeping the idea of limiting, but in a controlled manner, so as to form a controlled chemical reactor.