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.. <br />_2_ <br />THE fSLLUI.AR LANDFILL <br />b1 Peul H. Johnson, Ph.D. <br />Favlronmenul Faglmeer <br />SUMMART 12/5/91 <br />There is • trwendoua need •t this tLe fors nev, enrf romenu117-eels, <br />economical end eesthetlc means o[ permcnentl7 disposing of solid tastes meat <br />thcir sources. Reccnt, more s[ringent revs dons to [fie EPA solid waste disposal <br />regulacions here ceased moat of the lend[111s in cha United States to elesa down <br />end there is strong public oppoaitien [o their conatructfoe and use. Still however, <br />there is no eatls[ac tort alterne[ire for dlaposl rag of much of the billions of tons <br />of these vestea that sre generated in the world each zest. <br />The author believes [het Ais "Glluler land [111" (Patent Pending) Inven- <br />tion can achd ere [base ties. This aoDhlatlcated landfill design should: <br />• provide almost "total" enrlro~uental Drotection to underl7ing <br />groundvsters end the eteosphere vlrtue117 forever; <br />• here rel st ivel7 low cepitcl, oRretlns and enriromenul costs; <br />• here Smporten[ eeathetic features end benefits that will make <br />them sore acceptable 67 [he public Chen the present laad[ill <br />designs; <br />• De cepeble of functlonl rag well under vir [well[ ell cllmatle <br />conditions and fa all Dlant sizes; <br />• here considere617 smeller volumes end utilise mucA s.aller lead <br />erase then equl tales[ tonnage landfills riot ere being built Code) <br />{the Cellular landfill should be mn7 times more effective Ss <br />this respect clan rec7c11ng); <br />• utilize moth less dirt, cla7, send, topsoil etc. than the presto[ <br />lendf l]1 techno]oglea; <br />• make S[ possible to corer eriating lend [tile to [urtAer rain asd <br />snovmelt Sn[!1[rstlon and gl ve them largr added capscltles; <br />• be cepeble of generating, cleenaing end recovering large volumes <br />o[ velueDle methane gas frw municipal refuse; <br />• e11e1nete tAe need for leschate reaerroirs and treatment Sacllltdla: <br />• deveter vet or slurried solid wastes; <br />• perform "1n-landfill" treatment proceaaea on solid wastes to <br />render them envlromente117-f nett: <br />• signlf icentl7 reduce long-term landfill environmental llabilit7 <br />end the essocleted insurance costs end; <br />• meet end erteed ell government regule[fons. <br />Modern "Senlter7" landlllla are bull[ h7 piling end compacting gerbege <br />in appro:i.s[e17 10-foot chick horizontml la7era within a lined depression (c <br />baler-ground lend [ill) or on • [let, lined surface (en ^boreyround lendtll l). <br />A Lazar o[ dirt is used to cover each de7'e nev/)-added gerbege. In most uses, <br />• top corer is not placed ever the landL111 until S[ is co.platel7 filled. <br />Nhlla theca Lnd[i1L era -eing filled (u0 to 10-)acre} rain and snovme It vatecs <br />Sn[lltnu their top aur[ccea end generate lecchatea [het v7 pollute under- <br />171ng groundvsters end pad the[ pollute the atsgsphere. <br />Is outward ^ppeannce [ha Glluler landf 111 rill be • relatlrel7 cell <br />(1n [ha Casa o[ medium end large lacllitles, several hundred feet), p7rsnidal- <br />shaped, grua-covered hill or mound. Onlf s ao 11 tree o[ garbage will be • <br />sspoaed on eta top surface at • file during loading or blodegrsdetlon operatlona. <br />Tha Glluler landfill is designed [o avald the leache[e probleav of the <br />present landfill Cethnologlea b7 providing temDOrar7 or permanent tmperrious <br />corers on its top aurfacea end a hear), multi-le7ered, permanent, Smpermea6le <br />corer on its aide surfaces ca it la constructed end tilled rlth col Ld wastes. <br />YSrtua117 ell of the rain and snow the[ fella on i[ la sepsretel7 of the revn <br />as uncontminsted water v!a these corers and [he rein drainage a)a[ems. <br />To aceompllsh this continuous covering, the Cellular Lsndf 111 is designed <br />with an cellular lnternel structure. Ls [era o[ contiguous, boz-like, rater- <br />and gm-tight cells are atmul[eneousl7 formed end filled with solid vestea on <br />e one-cell-e[-e-t ime basis. Once a cell la filled, it un either be be Der- <br />menentl7 covered 67 [he /wpe rr loos bottom of the nev[ orerl7ing cell ("dr7" <br />.ode of operation) or the contained garbage can 6e per Lod1ca11/ vec[ed and <br />covered with [emporar7 Lperrloua corers to purposefu117 produce methane gas. • <br />Tha es[ernal walla of the cells form ^ hesv7 lmpermeeble base le7er [or the <br />maternal corer. An in[egreted, lnternsl plumbing s7atem thsc allows bed <br />se[tlnen[ without lnterce:.l leekete Sa used to aepsre[e17 withdraw the <br />uncontmina[ed rain waters [het fall on [he tops o[ cells and leakage and gases <br />Crom within tAe a7sta and to monitor 1t on s cell-h.-cwll bs st s. Manz '.a7a:s <br />o[ these cells era succeasival7 formed on top of one-coacher to fors the <br />tell «llu lar landLlll. The ^tuched drawings describe this new lend [ill to <br />greater deu11. <br />Garbage la loaded into a Glluler landfill cell 67 piling it in Dlles <br />!n ^ select arcs of the [let top su rfece of the cell, temporer117 covering <br />It with netting to prevent wind blovage of paper and bird problems, and <br />