ABSTRACT
Burial of solid wastes in the ground is a viable option for disposal of much of our solid waste materials. The sanitary landfill, trenching, encapsulation, and other burial methods have formed a part of society's disposal program for a long time, but there has been small improvement in acceptability for environmental pollution control. The historic effects of improper disposal of our nations hazardous solid wastes have become environmental problems requiring remedial action. Shredding, pulverizing, and baling now add to the sophistication of the modern concept of the sanitary landfill. The carefully planned sanitary landfill can still offer serious problems for the environmental qualities of the surroundings. The topsoil depth should be adjusted to the kinds of plants used in revegetation to insure optimum growth and soil protection from the forces of erosion and runoff.
