Editing Landfill (section)

==Operations==
[[File:Landfill.jpg|thumb|right|One of several landfills used by [[Dryden, Ontario]], Canada]]
[[File:Garbage dump in Karachi.jpg|thumb|right|Garbage dumped in the middle of a road in [[Karachi]], Pakistan]]

Operators of well-run landfills for non-hazardous waste meet predefined specifications by applying techniques to:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waste Management. Background information. General objectives of waste policy. |url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/dsd/dsd_aofw_ni/ni_pdfs/NationalReports/finland/WASTE.pdf |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=www.sustainabledevelopment.un.org}}</ref>

# confine waste to as small an area as possible
# compact waste to reduce volume<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/departments/solid-waste-group/solid-waste-management/ann-street-landfill/how-a-landfill-operates|title=How a Landfill Operates|website=www.co.cumberland.nc.us|access-date=2020-02-22|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227021919/https://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/departments/solid-waste-group/solid-waste-management/ann-street-landfill/how-a-landfill-operates|url-status=dead}}</ref>

They can also cover waste (usually daily) with layers of soil or other types of material such as woodchips and fine particles.

During landfill operations, a [[truck scale|scale or weighbridge]] may weigh waste collection vehicles on arrival and personnel may inspect loads for wastes that do not accord with the landfill's waste-acceptance criteria.<ref name=":1" /> Afterward, the waste collection vehicles use the existing road network on their way to the tipping face or working front, where they unload their contents. After loads are deposited, [[compactor]]s or bulldozers can spread and [[Waste compaction|compact the waste]] on the working face. Before leaving the landfill boundaries, the waste collection vehicles may pass through a wheel-cleaning facility. If necessary, they return to the weighbridge for re-weighing without their load. The weighing process can assemble statistics on the daily incoming waste tonnage, which databases can retain for record keeping. In addition to trucks, some landfills may have equipment to handle railroad containers. The use of "rail-haul" permits landfills to be located at more remote sites, without the problems associated with many truck trips.

Typically, in the working face, the compacted waste is covered with soil or alternative materials daily. Alternative waste-cover materials include chipped wood or other "[[green waste]]",<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/lgcentral/basics/adcbasic.htm| title= Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)| access-date= September 14, 2012| archive-date= June 5, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120605044817/http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/lgcentral/basics/adcbasic.htm| url-status= dead}}</ref> several sprayed-on foam products, chemically "fixed" bio-solids, and temporary blankets. Blankets can be lifted into place at night and then removed the following day prior to waste placement. The space that is occupied daily by the compacted waste and the cover material is called a daily cell. Waste compaction is critical to extending the life of the landfill. Factors such as waste compressibility, waste-layer thickness and the number of passes of the compactor over the waste affect the waste densities.