Overview

Attend this two-day course and understand the challenges and how to handle the complexities associated with the planning, design, operations and management of a landfill.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

• Acquire knowledge and skills for effective landfill management and design.
• Learn about landfill infrastructure, airspace optimization, and risk management.
• Gain insights into good landfill management practices and new site design.
• Ensure environmental sustainability and regulatory adherence.
• Receive a comprehensive manual for future reference.

Outcomes

On completion of this course, the delegate will be able to understand the following:

• The essential infrastructure in a landfill
• How to optimise airspace
• Good practice in landfill management
• How to manage risk
• What should be covered when scoping the design of a new site

Program Outline

SESSION 0: LANDFILL 101

• Understanding waste
• Why landfills?
• Understanding the basic elements of a landfill

 SESSION 1: WASTE MANAGEMENT HISTORY, LEGISLATION AND CLASSIFICATION

• Waste management history
• The South African context
• Engineered landfill sites
• RSA legislation
• Classification of waste and landfills

SESSION 2: CHOOSING THE WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM

• Waste disposal options

SESSION 3: MAXIMISING AIRSPACE

• What is airspace?
• Caculating airspace
• How to optimise airspace

SESSION 4: OUTSIDE AND AROUND A LANDFILL

• Site appearance and infrastructure
• Screening and landscaping
• Access routes and control
• Managing nuisances

SESSION 5: INSIDE A LANDFILL

• The Site Operational Plan
• Buildings and structures
• The weighbridge
• The laboratory
• Cells, cover and capping
• Machines, equipment and people
• Recycling
• Water balance
• Leachate and gas
• Managing nuisances
• Health and safety
• The Environmental Management Plan
• The Emergency Management Plan

SESSION 6: THE PRACTISE OF GOOD LANDFILL MANAGEMENT

• Acceptable wastes
• Staffing
• Access control
• Routing
• Recycling and salvaging
• Stormwater management
• Leachate management
• Landfill gas management
• Rehabilitation and landscaping
• Stakeholder engagement

SESSION 7: RISK MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CRISIS RESPONSE AND COMMUNICATION PLAN

• Determining and rating risks
• The Risk Management Plan
• Emergency and crisis response
• The Crisis Communication Plan

SESSION 8: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SCOPING, DESIGNING AND LICENCING LANDFILLS

• Integrated planning
• Detailed site investigation
• Detailed design
• Containment barriers
• The leachate management system
• Gas control systems

Who Should Attend?

• Landfill managers and supervisors
• Environmental and financial managers in waste
• Employees responsible for daily landfill operation
• Engineers, technologists and technicians responsible for design or landfill oversight
• Waste Audit Committee members

• Mon 22 April 2024  08:30 to 16:30
  
• Tue 23 April 2024  08:30 to 16:30