Enough Is Enough! Site Search: search tips sitemap The Basics Of Landfills About HDPE Liners All Landfills Leak The Catch 22's Of Landfill Design Analyzing Why Landfills Leak Flawed Design      White Paper         The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991. Envirolink.org     Environmental Racism      Landfill Gas

The Basics Of Landfills The Four Basic Parts Animated Landfill  Landfills are basically a large dug-out in the ground lined and covered with plastic. If you've ever done any gardening or yard work using plastic liners to attempt to keep out weeds, roots, and burrowing animals and insects, then perhaps you are aware of the feebleness of such an endevour. It is impossible that a mere plastic liner could keep out Mother nature. But obviously nobody told Allied Waste that, because they insist on using a flawed technology. WHAT IS A COVER? WHAT IS THE LINER? WHAT IS THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING? WHAT IS THE LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM?      View a large animated detailed layout of the inner workings of a subtitle D type landfill. Click Here (This file is rather large, expect long download times)   Now that you've seen the design and construction process, take a look at why it doesn't work Landfills, A Drastically Flawed Design     Some Stories and Data Provided By: Rachels Environmental Health Guide   The Cover The Liner Geological Setting Leachate Collection Back To Homepage