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Landfill
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| a landfill is an enormous hole, either excavated for the purpose of Waste disposal or left over from a surface mining operation. the hole is lined with clay or a synthetic lining to prevent leakage of Waste into the surrounding water supply. Waste is laid on the liner at the bottom of the landfill and a layer of topsoil is then compacted into the Waste. the layering is repeated again and again until the landfill reaches its full capacity.
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