Sustainability aspects of geosynthetic landfill final cover systems

Sustainability aspects of geosynthetic landfill final cover systems

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Progressively, geosynthetics have been used in combination with and in lieu of natural materials to solve complex geotechnical problems while offering plastic masquerade masks a drastic reduction in carbon emissions and minimizing environmental impacts.Commonly used final cover systems for landfills and containment areas include soil-only, soil-geosynthetic, engineered turf cover (ETC), and evapotranspiration (ET) cover system.This presentation provides a ceramic baffle board detailed review of various sustainability aspects of a geosynthetic ETC including comparisons with traditional covers.Sustainability aspects considered include carbon emissions; deforestation, land use change and borrow areas; land, soil and water conservation; run-off water quality and downstream impacts; reduction in fugitive landfill gas emissions; and beneficial reuse opportunities.