Hazardous waste landfill

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012951",
  "term": "Hazardous waste landfill",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Hazardous Waste Landfill",
  "definition": "1. A specially permitted, excavated or engineered area in which hazardous waste is deposited and covered. Proper protection of the environment from the materials to be deposited in such a landfill requires careful site selection, the cataloging of types of wastes, good design (including a liner and a leachate collection and treatment system), proper operation, and thorough final closure.\n\n2. An excavated or engineered site where hazardous waste is deposited and covered.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary",
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms; Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hazardous-waste-landfill/"
}