GATE-ES SERIES Solid-and-hazardous-waste-management
Landfill Design
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The municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in a community (population = 100000) is disposed on a 12 12 m landfill site, which can be filled to a total depth of 25 m (including soil cover). Assume that MSW is generated at a rate of 2.5 kg per person per day and its compacted density is 800 kg/m . If the volumetric ratio of MSW and soil cover is 5:1, the useful life of the landfill site is _______ years (rounded off to the nearest integer).