SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATIONS - Environmentally Conscious Materials Handling - page 210

5.4.1 Mitigation Measures
Mitigation measures are needed to ensure that the landfill operation does not
adversely affect local environment within and outside the landfill. The mitigation
measures to be implemented may include the following areas:
• Traffic control . Heavy traffic can interfere with local traffic. Traffic miti-
gation should be considered to minimize the congestion and interference
with local traffic.
• Noise control . Adverse impacts on the local community from noise may
arise. Peripheral noise abatement measures such as use of noise barriers
should be considered.
• Odor control . Odors originating from the site could lead to complaints from
the local community. Good practice options to minimize complaints from
the residents include adequate compaction, speedy disposal and burial of
malodorous wastes, use of daily cover, progressive capping and restoration,
effective landfill gas and leachate management practices, and odor control
measures while considering the prevailing wind direction.
• Litter control . Measures for controlling litter include consideration of pre-
vailing wind direction, use of mobile screens close to the tipping area, and
use of catch fences and netting to trap windblown litter.
• Bird control . Measures to mitigate bird nuisance include working in small
active areas and prompt covering of waste.
• Vermin and other pest control . Sites with extensive nonoperational land
can become infested with rabbits. The use of insecticides on exposed faces
of the tipping area may control the pest problem.
• Dust . Dust suppression can be achieved by limiting vehicle speed and by
spraying roads with water.
• Mud control and road access management . The site personnel need to
ensure that vehicles do not carry mud off site.
All sites should have an emergency tipping area set aside from the immediate
working area where incoming loads of material known to be on fire or suspected
of being so can be deposited, inspected, and dealt with.
5.4.2 Monitoring
The objectives of an environmental monitoring program are to document whether
a landfill is performing as designed and to ensure that the landfill is conforming
to the regulatory environmental standards.
Six parameters must be monitored regularly:
1. Leachate head
2. Leachate and gas quality