The following are some of the cited potential benefits of this technology, as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
- Decomposition and biological stabilization of garbage in years vs. decades in “dry tombs” or traditional landfills
- Reduced leachate (the liquid, such as rainfall, that drains through the landfill and gets collected at the bottom) disposal costs
- A gain of 15-30% in disposable space due to an increase in density of waste mass
- Significantly increased methane gas generation that, when captured, can be used to produce energy use on-site or sold
- Reduced post-closure care
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