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landfills; education degree and qualifications for landfill operator; and
types of waste acceptance criteria (Official Gazette GoM, No 84/09 and
46/11 from 16.09.2011)
This Rulebook defines in detail the characteristics of site: geological, hydrological,
morphological, meteorological, seismological etc., construction
conditions, sanitary-technical conditions, operating mode and closure of
landfills, education degree and qualifications for landfill operator, as well
as types of waste and waste acceptance criteria. Some of the Rulebook
provisions defines:
- Waste disposal sites shall be determined based on location and distance
of the site from the structures, visibility of site and environmental
integration, transport lines, transport distances and level of
site-related infrastructure; the possibility of provision of material for
construction of an impermeable layer, drainage and covering; and previous
use of site area.
- Landfill shall be constructed with a minimum distance of 300 m from
inhabited areas and recreation areas, public parks, rehabilitation centres
and resorts and agricultural areas intended for growing fruits and
vegetables; With a minimum distance of 500 m from permanent rivers
and lakes; Is above aquifers or in which water flows from cracks in
rock mass do not fill the landfill area; Is not within Category I, Category
II and Category III of the sanitary protection zone.
- Landfill can be constructed at a site that is provided with a leachate
and gas collection system, and technical solutions for treatment of
leachate and gas to prevent pollution.
- A landfill comprises: landfill body, landfill gas treatment system,
leachate collection basin, leachate treatment and drainage system, external
drainage system for collection of storm water and water resulting
from waste truck-cleaning, waste weighing equipment, waste control
and analysis area and temporary waste storage area.
- Bottom and sides of landfill body shall be lined with a mineral layer
(clay) combined with synthetic materials.
- Surface sealing of landfill body involves placing layers in the following
sequence: highly impermeable mineral layer (clay), impermeable
synthetic material with a protective geo-textile layer drainage layer, 1
m thick top soil cover (re-cultivation layer), and 0.3 m thick humus
layer.
- Other specific Rulebook provision and conditions for Leachate treatment,
landfill gas, protective measures, etc.
5 Regulation on the Waste Recovery and Disposal Facilities (Official
Gazette, GoM, No. 75/10)
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