Landfills in Indiana

To the City Council, the purpose of this letter is to make the city council available the latest information on the landfill site of the municipality. This information is important to our efforts to maintain the integrity of the city. As the mayor of this nice town, I think it is the responsibility to inform the Sullivan citizen about the latest information about our city, so I research the landfill and here I will make my discoveries for your consideration It is summarized. First of all, construction of a new landfill is a decision that can not be easily input.

In my town, Granada Hills, California, there is the largest landfill site in Los Angeles. The landfill site has been in operation since 1958 and has received 1/3 of the waste in Los Angeles County. The landfill is owned by Republic Services and Republic Services owns and operates 300 closed, active and active landfill sites throughout the country. 8.3 tons of waste delivered to landfill was dumped, fed and compressed onto other waste. Since the waste is compressed, there is almost no decomposition of oxygen and methane gas that is 25 times harmful to carbon dioxide is generated. According to their website, the Republic said they set "standards for high-quality landfill management." However, the residents around the reclaimed land say it is not so

Before the landfill, most Americans lived in rural areas with few population. So they burned most of their waste with open dumps. Early landfills replaced these garbage dumps and did not attempt to compress or cover up garbage. Over the past decades, these garbage dumps have been replaced by landfill sites. Landfill sites are more complex in design and are regulated from land selection to reclamation to closure. Modern landfills are constructed using a variety of safety measures, including clay or plastic liners to contain leachate. Waste is usually compressed to increase its density and stability and is covered to prevent harmful organic matter from being attracted. When organic waste decomposes, gas containing methane as a greenhouse gas is generated. Part of the landfill (called battery) is closed, so pipes are usually installed to expel or incinerate the gas before the gas spreads out to the ground, increasing the risk of explosion.

Rotten foods and other spoilage organic waste can generate decomposition gases such as methane and carbon dioxide. Landfill gas may infiltrate the surrounding air and soil from landfill sites. Methane is a flammable and explosive greenhouse gas at a concentration. Carbon dioxide is also a greenhouse gas produced by decomposing waste. Carbon dioxide deprives the atmosphere of the heat and causes climate change. In appropriately controlled landfills, natural gas is collected and burned or recycled for use in landfill gas