They can be dug as shallow excavations, but they are usually located in areas that are already low-lying, such as a dried-up lake, quarry, or rocky valley.
trash like plastics, paper, metal trash like plastics, paper, metal
Depends on how big the landfill is. Larger cities will usually have larger landfills than smaller cities.
All fluorescent bulbs contain mercury which is toxic. They can't be tossed in most landfills and the brand I bought had an address to mail it back to the company for disposal. For being the champion of the 'green' movement these things can really do some damage to the environment if they are broken open. Handle with care.
It will not start ???????
Yes. Most do start on land
560,000 acres are active landfills. I have no idea about old landfills
When landfills fill up, people open up new landfills.
According to the state's Web site, there are approximately 50 active landfills in the State of Maine. An interactive map revealed that there are about 200 including the inactive landfills. The bulk of these landfills are in the southern part of the state.
the landfills are overflowing
there are 90 landfills in new zealand
There in 90 legal landfills in New Zealand. so that means 90 landfills are allowed to be used.
The number of sanitary landfills in the Philippines is about 960. Out of these 960 sanitary landfills, 936 are open and controlled dump sites.There about 960 sanitary landfills in the Philippines. Out of this, it is estimated that over 935 sanitary landfills are controlled and open dump sites.
As of 2021, there are over 8,000 landfills in China.
Yes, landfills do cause pollution
560,000 acres are active landfills. I have no idea about old landfills
Resources gets used up faster and the risk of environmental damage from big landfills increase.
Landfills hurt the oceans and lakes the most. When stuff leak from the landfills into the oceans or lakes it kills the fish and plants that live in the water.Brenda Clinton