Each state has the responsibility to apply these standards for the treatment and disposal of solid waste in landfills. Cells A series of areas designed and prepared to accept waste. The area in a cell designated for waste disposal. A monetary charge placed on the acceptance of solid waste at a landfill, transfer station or other facility. Landfill gas A by-product of landfills as waste decomposes.
Landfill gas consists mostly of methane and carbon dioxide.
When extracted and processed, it can be used as a source of clean energy. Leachate Rainfall or other precipitation that falls on the landfill and comes into contact with the solid waste. A series of pipes embedded in a drainage layer at the bottom of a landfill. It collects any leachate that travels through the waste. The leachate is pumped out of the system and treated.