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Guidelines for the siting, design and management of solid waste disposal sites in the Northern Territory

Details:

Title

Guidelines for the siting, design and management of solid waste disposal sites in the Northern Territory,

Issued by

Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT,

Date

2013,

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)., These guidelines have been written to provide guidance to landfill operators, developers, planning authorities and regulatory bodies on the site selection, development, design, construction, operation, closure and post-closure management of municipal solid waste, and commercial and industrial (C&I) general waste landfill facilities so that they can comply with the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act. The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide a consistent and environmentally responsible approach to managing landfills in the Northern Territory. This guide should be used for the planning of environmental approvals and licensing for new landfill sites and expansion of existing landfill sites. It also applies, where appropriate, to existing landfill sites. - Introduction,

Notes

Users of this document should satisfy themselves concerning its application to their situation and, where necessary, seek expert advice., Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,

Table of contents

Introduction -- Regulation -- Site selection -- Landfill design -- Operation and management -- Landfill monitoring -- Appendix A-E,

Language

English,

Subject

Refuse and refuse disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Northern Territory, Waste disposal sites -- Northern Territory, Waste disposal in the ground -- Northern Territory, Refuse, Waste disposal,

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government,

Place of publication

Darwin,

Format

v, 130 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/266929,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/446429