Landfill
Sustainability
Guide
2004
DEPARTMENTof
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES,
WATERand ENVIRONMENT
Environment Division
GPO Box 44 Hobart, Tasmania, 7001
Disclaimer
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Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (DPIWE). This
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by any person as a result of any error or inaccuracy in the publication,
whether or not the error or inaccuracy has resulted from negligence or any
other cause.
The information contained within this document is designed to give guidance to the landfills, within Tasmania, and is necessarily general. Specialist advice may be required for specific sites or issues.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
BACKGROUND.....................................................................................................1
1.1
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.1.1
What is the purpose of the Sustainability Guide?................................................................................................1
1.1.2
Who should read the Sustainability Guide?..........................................................................................................2
1.1.3
What activitiesdoesthe Sustainability Guide address?.....................................................................................2
1.1.4
What does the Sustainability Guide contain?......................................................................................................2
1.1.5
How do I use the Sustainability Guide?..................................................................................................................2
1.1.6
Implementation Timeframe......................................................................................................................................3
1.2
PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1.2.1
Princ ip le s.........................................................................................................................................................................4
1.2.2
Environmental issues....................................................................................................................................................4
1.2.3
Statutory framework.....................................................................................................................................................5
1.3
CLASSIFICATION OF LANDFILLS...............................................................................7
1.3.1
Landfill Classification System....................................................................................................................................7
1.3.2
Waste types....................................................................................................................................................................8
1.3.3
Specific Disposal Requirementsfor Certain Waste Types................................................................................11
1.4
ACCEPTANCE OF CONTROLLED WASTES................................................................13
1.4.1
Tasmanianwaste tracking and classification system.......................................................................................13
1.4.2
Analytical Testing........................................................................................................................................................13
2.
LANDFILL SITING AND PLANNING........................................................................16
2.1
DEMAND.............................................................................................................16
2.2
COMMUNITY LIAISON..........................................................................................17
2.3
GEOLOGY...........................................................................................................17
2.4
HYDROGEOLOGY.................................................................................................18
2.5
BUFFER DISTANCES...............................................................................................19
2.6
SURFACE WATERS.................................................................................................21
2.7
INFRASTRUCTURE..................................................................................................21
2.8
FLORA AND FAUNA..............................................................................................22
2.9
GEOCONSERVATION AND GEO-HERITAGE............................................................23
2.10
HISTORIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE......................................................................24
2.11
LAND OWNERSHIP AND USE..................................................................................24
2.12
SITE SELECTION. . . . . . . . ...........................................................................................25
3.
DESIGN. . ............................................................................................................27
3.1
LEACHATE CONTAINMENT AND COLLECTION........................................................28
3.1.1
Leachate Barrier..........................................................................................................................................................28
3.1.2
Leachate Collection System for Category B and C Landfills.........................................................................32
3.1.3
Leachate Management for Category Band C Landfills.................................................................................34
3.2
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . ...................................................................36
3.3
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT FOR CATEROGY B AND C LANDFILLS......................37
3.4
LANDFILL GAS MANAGEMENT. . . ...........................................................................39
3.5
CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR ENGINEERED LINERS.............................40
3.6
WASTE MINIMISATION.........................................................................................41
3.7
SITE SECURITY......................................................................................................42
3.8
SIGNAGE............................................................................................................43
3.9
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT........................................................................................43
3.10
PLANNING TO MINIMISE OFF-SITE IMPACTS...........................................................44
3.11
PLANNING FOR REHABILITATION...........................................................................44
4.
OPERATION........................................................................................................46
4.1
WASTE MINIMISATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
4.2
WASTE HANDLING. ..............................................................................................47
4.2.1
Waste acceptance and screening........................................................................................................................47
4.2.2
Waste placement and compaction.....................................................................................................................48
4.2.3
Waste covering............................................................................................................................................................49
4.3
WATER MANAGEMENT.........................................................................................51
4.3.1
Leachate collection and management..............................................................................................................51
4.3.2
Surface water management..................................................................................................................................51
4.4
NUISANCE MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
4.4.1
Dust.................................................................................................................................................................................52
4.4.2
Litter................................................................................................................................................................................53
4.4.3
Nuisance fauna and weed species.......................................................................................................................53
4.4.4
Odour.............................................................................................................................................................................54
4.4.5
No ise...............................................................................................................................................................................54
4.5
FIRES...................................................................................................................55
4.5.1
Fire prevention.............................................................................................................................................................55
4.5.2
Fire control....................................................................................................................................................................56
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