What are the differences between open dumps and sanitary landfills?

Answer 1

a sanitary landfillhold municipal solid waste ,construction debris, and some types of agriculter and industrial waste liners prevent leachate from dripping out of a well disigned landfill;open dump does not hae a liner

Answer 2

a sanitary landfill is backfilled with soil an open dump is, well open

Answer:

A sanitary landfill is an engineered system a dump is a random site that allows the collection of waste. In most caes the sanitary landfill does the following (and a dump doesn't):

• Is located in an area where groundwater and run off is not a problem
• Has permission of local municipalities and residents to exist
• Has Fencing and protective systems that curtail illegal disposal
• Only allows a limited range of nontoxic waste
• Is engineered to prevent groundwater contamination with liners and leachate removal systems
• Is filled in a stage-wise programme which minimizes exposed waste
• Does not permit open burning
• Is government licensed and inspected
• Has a completion plan to convert the site to a useful purpose
• Is operated by a trained staff

Answer 3

IN sanitary landfills dumping in a predesigned ditch ata sight and covering it with soil . Covering it with soil makes it sanitary .These layers of soil restricts the access of wastes by insects,rodents or birds .AS IN OPEN LANDFILL it is a deep ditch is dug outside the towns and cities where wastes are dumped. AT regular intervals,the wastes are levelled and covered with soil.

Landfill sites are licenced and regulated by the Environment Agency who also ensure that their impact on the environment is as minimal as possible. The Agency frequently inspect these sites to make sure they are operating within current guidelines and legislation. They try to ensure only appropriate waste (usually the larger quantaties) is placed in landfill sites and as much as possible is recycled, that any nearby water is not polluted, that odours, waste blowing around,noise and vermin are all limited as far as possible and do not become a nuisance or affect the local communities.

They are areas where local authorities and industries can take their rubbish/waste products to be burried and compacted with other household waste for example.

Open dumps are often unlicenced sites where a large hole is dug and people come and dump their rubbish. As they are unlicenced they are unregistered and unregulated lots of inappropriate rubbish is tipped, vermin become a problem, and there is a good chance any nearby water will become poluted etc.

Answer 4

there is a big difference. the secure landfill is for hazardous and toxic waste. a sanitary landfill is for everyday grossnes that we produce. :)