Question

Define landfills?

Answer 1

Landfills

• Landfills are low-lying areas that are used for the disposal of waste materials.

Landfills use:

• Landfills are one of the oldest method of waste disposal.
• In this process, the waste is dumped in the low-lying areas, lying outer to the city.
• Landfills can be used for the disposal of household waste, construction waste, etc.
• A layer of soil is added after every layer of the garbage. Once the process is done the area is declared unfit for residential purposes.