Dumps and Landfills
Sanitary landfills
Sanitary Landfills are designed to greatly reduce or eliminate the risks that waste disposal
may pose to the public health and environmental quality. They are usually placed in areas
where land features act as natural buffers between the landfill and the environment. For
example the area may be comprised of clay soil which is fairly impermeable due to its
tightly packed particles, or the area may be characterised by a low water table and an
absence of surface water bodies thus preventing the threat of water contamination.