On the Creation of a Highly Efficient System for Degassing Landfills for Municipal Solid Waste

The current state of affairs with handling and disposal of solid municipal wastes (SMW) in Russia is considered. It is shown that the greatest environmental danger is posed by toxic leachate and so-called landfill gas formed at landfills and dump sites as a result of natural decomposition of organic components of waste. The negative impact of landfill gas on the environment was emphasized. It is recommended to create a highly effective system of degassing of SMW landfills and dump sites in accordance with environmental legislation. The most productive measures on degassing of SMW landfills and dump sites are noticed, consisting in introduction of technology of extraction, preparation and energy use of landfill gas.