ABSTRACT
Landfi lls take a lot of valuable space in our urban areas, and as the city grows, there is bound to be confl ict with other uses in the area surrounding the landfi ll. Societies have been using land disposal of waste for many centuries and old cities have many landfi lls that have to be remediated or reclaimed for other higher uses. Landfi ll owners decide to close landfi lls under the following circumstances:
The height of the landfi ll has reached an unstable height or the areal limits have been reached; The cost of transporting the waste or operating the landfill is uneconomic; The local opposition to the landfill due to environmental or safety violations cannot be surmounted; The land values around the landfi ll make reclaiming the landfi ll economic.
