Landfills

Advanced Disposal’s landfills are impressive engineering structures that offer state-of-the-art protection to the natural environment, while providing a vital service to governments, businesses and residents. They are managed and operated meticulously, providing a safe and effective option for their community’s waste.

Advanced Disposal engineers and designs our facilities with the latest technology in the waste industry. We incorporate state-of-the-art systems that include:

• Bottom Liners — isolate and contain the waste from the surrounding environment.
• Leachate Collection System — removes any liquids that form in the bottom of the landfill.
• Gas Collection Systems — when bacteria in the landfill break down the trash, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of this process. Methane gas is highly flammable and can explode or burn, therefore it must be removed. This is done by embedding a series of pipes within the landfill, which allow the gas to be either vented or burned.

We carefully manage the waste received each day by compacting it into layers and covering it with six inches of soil or an alternative daily cover to control odor and litter. Once a landfill is full, as part of our environmental protection process, a final cover is placed over the area. This cover generally consists of several layers of clay or HDPE plastic, along with a final layer of topsoil that is capable of supporting vegetative growth, leaving the area beautiful and natural.

Our landfills also give back to the communities in which they reside. Advanced Disposal actually gives host communities $1 or more for every ton of municipal solid waste that is disposed of at their landfill facility.

This commitment to civic involvement and environmental preservation is unwavering. And as long as we’re serving a community, we’ll never stop trying to protect and improve it.