CORRECTION IN THE LANDFILL PROJECT EXECUTIVE METROPOLITAN WEST CAUCAIA - ASMOC, WITH A VIEW TO RESOLVING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS OF DESIGN PERCOLATING LIQUIDS

Abstract

In some landfillsin place in Brazil in the 1980s, although having met the standards and laws in force in Brazil, with over the years, had problems as leakage of leachate by the edges of the cells, forming a belt to your surroundings. In the design of executive projects, landfills should be waterproof as possible and including the internal division between layers. In addition to these models in a sealed landfill, also did not imagine that the solid waste would alter so quickly to their type. The aim of this study is the implementation of mitigation measures to solve problems in ASMOC - Metropolitan Landfill West Caucaia, which receives the waste of Municipalities of Fortaleza and Caucaia. Implemented some mitigation measures, the problems were solved. It is recommended, then the importance of using semi-permeable material within the cells of landfills and use of new technologies for drainage of leachate in landfills.

Keywords: Sanitary landfills, Solid waste, Leachate.