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Management of Infectious Waste: Third Lecture: Methods of The Disposal
Management of Infectious Waste: Third Lecture: Methods of The Disposal
Waste
Dumping
Controlled Tipping/Controlled Burial and
Sanitary Landfill
Incineration
Compositing
Manure Pits
Objectives
Satisfactory method
Waste is buried either underground in large piles.
Controlled method and can be monitored.
The process starts by digging a large hole in the
ground that is then lined with thick plastic
(normally 2-4 feet thick) and a layer of impervious
clay.
The bottom of the landfill is also lined with a
network of plumbing that functions as a collection
system for any liquids.
Controlled Tipping and Sanitary
Landfill
CHANGES
Chemical
Physical
Bacteriological
Temperature rises beneath the clay layer and kill
pathogens and start decomposition
It takes 4-6 months for complete decomposition.
Sanitary Landfill
INCINERATION