Urban Infilling Impacts on Solid Waste Facilities

As urbanization increases, solid waste facility sites once considered remote are now located in areas increasingly ripe for development or re-development. Consequently, we see lands adjacent to solid waste facilities being considered for developments such as residential communities and commercial and industrial projects. The objective of this research is to develop methodology to gather scientific and quantifiable support for set backs and buffer zones as a function of landfill operations. To date, volatile organic compound and noise measurement data have been collected and are being analyzed. Future work includes analysis of dust measurements and a litter study. Bird impacts will be evaluated based on litter study by identifying typical debris attractive to birds.