Closed landfill sites continue to receive stringent environmental monitoring and controls.
Environmental Monitoring and Controls
Leachate is a product that results from water contacting waste. A leachate collection system was constructed at the Britannia Sanitary Landfill Site in order to prevent leachate from migrating off-site. The system is characterized by a series of collection pipes lying beneath the waste. These pipes drain the leachate to the municipal sanitary sewer system. The leachate is then processed at one of the Region's sewage treatment plants.
Methane is a landfill gas produced naturally as waste decomposes. Methane gas is collected through the leachate collection system, then drawn to an on-site flare for controlled burning.
Litter fencing and dust control measures has been strategically placed around the site. Staff are committed to the cleanliness of the site, and provide off-site litter pick-up and dust reduction.
As required by the MOE Certificate of Approval, the Region continually monitors landfill gas, ground water, surface water and storm water.