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A Guide to the Management of Closing and Closed Landfills in New Zealand

May 2001, Ref. ME390

Information to increase awareness of the risks associated with closed landfills and how to manage closed landfills effectively to minimise adverse environmental effects.

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Contributors

Preface

  1. Introduction
  2. Legislative Framework
  3. Landfill Processes
  4. Closed Landfill Assessment
  5. Closure and Post-Closure Management
  6. Landfill Discharges Monitoring
  7. Closure and Post-Closure Costs and Financial Assurance

References

Appendices
Appendix A: Overseas Landfill Practices
Appendix B: Regulatory Controls under the Resource Management Act for Closed Landfills
Appendix C: Examples of Comparative Rating Systems for Landfill Sites
Appendix D: Native Colonising and Nurse Plants (Native Forest Restoration/QEII National Trust)
Appendix E: Closed Landfill Aftercare Management Plan - Outline Table of Contents
Appendix F: Example Monitoring Programmes for Leachate, Surface Water and Groundwater
Appendix G: Landfill Gas Controls and Emission Model
Appendix H: Financial Assurance

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