Solid Waste Disposal Site Design and Operational Considerations

This chapter presents the best practices in Solid Waste Disposal site design and operations to improve LFG collection. These best practices are the result of experience in striving to collect LFG efficiently, either as a safety measure or to comply with regulations. This chapter discusses the components of an SWD site necessary to collect LFG and how the lack or inadequate employment of these components will affect the generation of LFG, the methane content, and the collection efficiency of the LFG collection system. A description is provided of the basic technologies employed and the more advanced options for each of the components mentioned in the chapter. At the end of the chapter, a table summarizes the effects of the existence, or lack, of any of the SWD site components mentioned in this chapter on LFG generation and collection.