The temperature effects on landfill lining systems can significantly compromise design performance
and overall landfill stability with potentially disastrous consequences. The service life of landfill liners
can be described as the length of time the liner continues to act as an effective hydraulic barrier and
there are no cases of full scale hardwiring in landfills in South Africa and therefore there is limited data
to access the role that temperature plays in the durability of landfill liners over a time frame or for the
lifespan prediction.