Controlled landfill(s)

Definition:

A controlled landfill is a landfill whose operation is subject to a permit system and to technical control procedures in compliance with the national legislation in force. Includes specially engineered landfills.

Source: EEA Multilingual Environmental Glossary 

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An example of a specially engineered landfill is placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment.

Source: OECD/Eurostat Eurostat glossary 

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Español: Vertedero controlado

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