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Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 8:33 PM
Site: OpenLearn Create
Course: Urban Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (UrbanSanWaste_1.0)
Glossary: Glossary
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landfill

area of land set aside for the final disposal of solid waste (1)

landfill gas

gas that forms in landfills as the waste decomposes – mainly a mixture of carbon dioxide and methane (10)

leachate

polluted water that emerges at the base of landfilled waste (10)

liquid waste

any waste in a liquid or semi-solid form, including human waste and all types of wastewater (1)