Elaboration of a comparative study on the alternative management options for managing waste exceeding the authorized limits disposed of at a controlled landfill for non-hazardous special waste, following a formal warning issued by the competent local authority.
To provide the permitting and control authorities with the necessary element to evaluate the possible alternatives for managing the excess waste, a comparative analysis of the environmental costs and benefits of the following intervention options was carried out:
- Total in situ retention of waste and related re-profiling.
- Partial in situ retention of excess waste.
- Complete removal of the excess waste.
For solutions involving the partial or total removal of excess waste, three different transfer alternatives were considered: transport to a new landfill section to be set up within the perimeter of the same facility, transport to a new landfill section to be set up within the perimeter of a nearby facility, or disposal at an off-site facility.
ContinueIdentification and characterization of possible management alternatives for the excess waste deposited in the landfill.
Analysis of the potential environmental impacts associated with the various alternatives for managing excess waste.
Analysis of the overall economic costs associated with the various alternatives for managing the excess waste.
Comparison between the estimated environmental impacts and costs of the various waste management solutions.
For each identified alternative, the following parameters were estimated and compared:
- Time required for removal, transport and relocation of the waste in the new site, including permitting and construction time for any new disposal sections.
- Transfer, construction and management costs of the new disposal sections or, alternatively, the cost of off-site disposal.
- Traffic impact.
- Fuel consumption.
- Air emissions from construction vehicle exhaust and dust dispersion.
- Landscape impact (visual analysis and photomontages).
- Leachate generation.
The study, through a cost‑benefit analysis of the various waste management alternatives, enabled the identification of the most environmentally advantageous solution."
