This assignment will allow you to demonstrate the following objectives:
Assess the political environment as it relates to solid waste and solid waste management.
Summarize laws and standards related to solid waste management.
The siting of a landfill is always contentious in a community due to operational issues with traffic and odors, and if you live close to the landfill you may deal with a decline in property values. Landfills will eventually generate leachate that can adversely impact the environment if the liner is breached, bringing toxicity to vegetation and contamination to groundwater. Having a properly operating landfill can minimize many of these impacts to citizens and to the environment. This assignment will further explore these topics.
