UsefulLinks
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Plastic Waste Management
1. Introduction to Plastics and Plastic Waste
2. Waste Management Hierarchy for Plastics
3. Source Reduction and Prevention Strategies
4. Collection and Sorting Systems
5. Mechanical Recycling Processes
6. Chemical Recycling Technologies
7. Waste-to-Energy Recovery
8. Landfill Management
9. Environmental Fate and Impacts
10. Policy and Regulatory Frameworks
11. Economics of Plastic Waste Management
12. Circular Economy Transition
8.
Landfill Management
8.1.
Landfill Design and Engineering
8.1.1.
Site Selection Criteria
8.1.2.
Liner Systems
8.1.3.
Leachate Collection
8.1.4.
Gas Management Systems
8.1.5.
Capping Systems
8.2.
Plastic Behavior in Landfills
8.2.1.
Degradation Rates
8.2.2.
Volume Contribution
8.2.3.
Microplastic Formation
8.2.4.
Long-term Stability
8.3.
Environmental Controls
8.3.1.
Groundwater Protection
8.3.2.
Leachate Treatment
8.3.3.
Gas Collection and Treatment
8.3.4.
Monitoring Systems
8.4.
Environmental Impacts
8.4.1.
Soil Contamination
8.4.2.
Groundwater Pollution
8.4.3.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
8.4.4.
Land Use Implications
Previous
7. Waste-to-Energy Recovery
Go to top
Next
9. Environmental Fate and Impacts