LandfillsWaste Management
Why do we have landfills?
• Unfortunately, not all materials can be recycled, reused or composted
Landfills are a necessary component of waste management – Ontario Ministry of the Environment
How Do Landfills Work?
• Construction and Operation
• Leaching Moisture
• Methane Gas
Construction and Operation
Leaching Moisture
Methane Gas
Different Perspectives
• How landfills are built and operated
• How do modern landfills work?
Waste on Everest
• “Death Zone”: Cleaning Mt. Everest film trailer
• “A Mountain of Trash” news segment
• Toronto Star article