Landfill problems and solutions in Latvia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15626/Eco-Tech.1997.035Abstract
This paper describes existing situation of landfilling of waste in Latvia, including historical overview of waste disposal in Latvia, institutional set-up, existing waste disposal situation, dumpsite management, environmental impacts of disposal sites. A short description of municipal solid waste management is provided in this paper, in order to characterise possible solutions for waste landfilling problems in Latvia.
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