When designing any leachate management system, the assessment of the most economically viable method for leachate treatment and disposal is heavily dependent upon the flow rate and duration of flow. A high capital cost option, such as on-site leachate treatment, will be worthwhile, but only if the total volume the plant treats daily is sustained […]

Leachate recirculation in the form of pumping leachate from the base of a cell back up into the top of the waste has been practised in the past, and continues to be used, at the majority of landfills.

Most landfills still generate leachate, and the first and most obvious action, when leachate starts to appear, is to… Read this to find out more!