How Does a Modern Landfill Work?

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[@kingKami7]

1:20 is for the sybyr/syringe fans

[@GBPerez11]

1:21

[@glumpy1024]

Nice to see an unbiased, factual commentary on this problem. Or at least it would be if this vid was anything like that!

[@andrewrpieper]

No hazardous waste should be in a landfill in the first place.

[@aaaaii6511]

No shit sherlock

[@MrBoliao98]

In Singapore we line our landfill with a clay membrane, and we have a water treatment system of reeds for the pumped out water. For the rubbish, we incinerate it to ash for compaction as well as generating electricity.

[@five5654]

I used to play soccer at Turf City, and I distinctly remember playing while smelling all that burned trash. Wasn't great

[@MrBoliao98]

@@five5654 Bukit Timah who will burn?

[@evilgrin2376]

Prod by. Landfill

[@sim685]

Sheesh

[@GBPerez11]

This is where he got his sample from for his producer name

[@DNA.WARCRY]

@@GBPerez11 ....

[@pterafirma]

You probably already know: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (in that order). Like most problems, you can't totally eliminate it, but with ingenuity and effort you can greatly decrease it. Begin by not creating so much harmful garbage in the first place.

[@xcitedd]

SYRINGE AKA MOE AKA THE GOD

[@kingKami7]

Landfill.........Anti

[@christianmiller6046]

"everyone" says stop using landfills yet no one stops throwing their stuff away, and no one stops paying their garbage collector to empty their bins every week!

[@unculturedswine4360]

burn it

[@cryptic7965]

​@unculturedswine4360 it causes alot of toxic pollutants into the air

[@kimdraculaz]

Bro I'd been wondering this whole time where Sybyr got his tag from

[@EstebanCamacho]

This video is not titled correctly. It should be titled "why we should stop using landfills." I came here to learn how landfills work, not for someone to sell me on why they are no good. I would have just liked some nice information on how they work. Should rename this, really.

[@madchemist5926]

Esteban Camacho He actually did explain how they work though. A hole is dug in the ground, a plastic liner is placed in the hole, trash is placed in the lined hole, and then it's covered up.

[@thatwasprettyneat]

i agree, and thumbs-downed the video

[@joesenora5341]

Esteban Camacho

[@joesenora5341]

I agree

[@GmoneyStylez]

You can flag it for misleading tittle

[@yungredi7601]

1:20 l a n d f i l l

[@shinie]

LANDFILL

[@Velpu420]

NOW YOU KNOW, LANDFILL!

[@anigamii]

Although modern landfills have a better recycling system, some out-dated ones like the one in this video still exist. so why not help them help you and start recycling.

[@4566545644]

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. And... BIOREACTORS!

[@Zathinean]

Can you please educate me as to what the alternative can be, besides for cutting down on waste?

[@slicktires2011]

covered each day with... wait for it... daily cover!

[@MoonLiteNite]

this video explains how sucky ass landfills work... now explain how good ones work....

[@MoonLiteNite]

MrZwaarweer most landfills do NOT work like this one shows.... and yes, it is about money, it wasn't about money you would be smashing bugs with a rock to eat your food.

[@salam14111]

usa is always about money . money only .

[@jackfruth3738]

.... basically the same with a huge metal liner and a plastic one, so it takes a lot longer to leak. But it still will eventually

[@andrewlankford9634]

Not entirely. It also has lots of idle whiners.

[@guttagutta420]

@@MoonLiteNite How about YOU explain to us how they work...I've been to plenty of landfills and they all were like this.

[@orange400]

so, what other disposal method do you recommend?

[@capnjames70]

burn the trash in a waste to energy facility

[@jrm8970]

Very ominous. One would hope the landfill liner has been adequately engineered. And I hope those tricycles are fixed and reused rather than being chucked in the landfill

[@Tigerman1143]

@OffroadTrucker740 whats a slurrywall?

[@worstward_]

PROD. LANDFILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL YUH SYRINGE

[@watchdogsgarbagetruck8324]

For some reason I always found this video strangely creepy and haunting

[@kiwiking1956]

Thank you so much for teaching me about the bad things of landfills

[@discipleofhoudini]

MS paint is always the most professional way to present a point. lol

[@Yaschansi]

Good explanation 😄

[@omonaijaj]

thanks. this helped me with my homework.=D

[@tomstewart2064]

same

[@ainurnajihahrazali4166]

it was great. very easy to understand and you explain it very well.

[@senorvillarruel8129]

How do they dispose of lechate ?

[@Zullyan]

yep... I can stand behind this video. there's a landfill near where i live... every couple of weeks you are forced to keep all windows closed during the night, because of the smell, and the nearby swamp ( a sistem of small lakes and canals ) is unrecongnizable, filled to the brink with overgrown algae.

[@SanaaAlk]

what's that term he used to refer to the poisonous substance produced within the landfill?

[@ariwow1]

ahhh the great question. as someone who works in public health, I can only tell you whoever figures out that answer will be very, very rich one day

[@udit12345able]

really nice...

[@stephenkeller512]

...and knowing is half the battle!

[@jwilson544]

So what are we supposed to do with our trash?

[@jarblewarble]

Joshua Wilson Recyle or incinerate it to prevent hazardous chemicals from leaching into groundwater.

[@writerNB]

Joshua Wilson Plasma gasification is a furnace process. Organic material (eg hazardous waste) is converted into synthetic gas, electricity and a useful by-product called "slag". (Slag can be ground into a powder that's added to cement, or manufactured into insulation fibers). Unfortunately, plasma gas plants entail high start-up costs in comparison to managing landfill sites.

[@writerNB]

Joshua Wilson Thanks for askin, Joshua. Here's some of the ways I recycle. Store old wood in a dry place - it can be reused as fuel (or for many small carpentry jobs). Old paper (thrown out by many businesses, can be reused as notenooks). Computer parts: Eg- fans, cases, internal parts, screws (can all be reused to fix PC units and laptops). Aluminum cans- This metal is valuable- Each can is worth 1p each (in UK currency). Cardboard boxes - Can be flattened and reused when movin' house, or to deliver items. (PS: Safety first- Combustible materials like wood, paper and card MUST be kept away from naked flames. It's a good idea to have a fire extinguisher on standby, too). A site called www.instructables.com demos many inventive ways household materials can be re-used.

[@edortsoclumsy]

+Joshua Wilson dont know

[@writerNB]

+TheTruthQuest123 The crux of the matter is how we decide to "recycle". Really, it's a political matter, as recycling on an indivdual level is messy, time-consuming and has no short-term economic benefits. The long term financial benefits are, in fact, huge but it takes a political commitment that is absent from our current political priorities. We have to press our political representatives (in my country called MPs) to invest in easy to reach, well-run Recycling Plants. I dont have the figures to hand, but from memory most governments spend huge amounts on defense, policing and themselves... Recycling is way down the list of priorities.

[@GaaaageE]

This was a nice attempt at spreading fear regarding landfills. For anyone watching this, all you have to do is visit a landfill, nothing is perfect, but this video was a compilation of worst case scenario’s.

[@yanmacnp]

Landfills are the worst its the pinnacle of sweeping the problem under the rug. Re use things, recycle what you can and burn the rest is my view atleast that solves it.

[@farhanfaru4085]

Y shouldn't they use a reinforced concrete lining at the base to prevent infiltration. ..?

[@grahamm9512]

+Farhan Faru They use several layers of geosynthetics and clays to do the job. Concrete will eventually crumble.

[@sbrinkerhoff8069]

Simple straight to the point. Could've​ used this middle and hight school. I know a family that has well water and there own personal garbage dump because they lived in the country. This could explain there health issues​. Not sure but make sense. If this vedio is correct were in big trouble. Not long before water table is unusable.

[@user-sy7ev5sj6v]

what does it mean Culver?

[@MattsMadnessOfficial]

this video makes landfills sound like a healthy place to work lol

[@mikerowland1701]

Water filters?

[@afifanaaz220]

I request plzzz tell me what happened to the waste in landfill ..... Did that waste taken out or not ???or that waste converted is converted in to manure ????why parks were built on landfills ???? These r the ques which arise in my mind ...I google it but the information I grab was not satisfactory....hence, I request if anyone know the ans of any of these ques ...then plzzz help me out in understanding!!!!

[@ryanhagge7695]

:25 .....THAT TRASH SMELL...YOU KNOW THE ONE,

[@davidt92]

🤣

[@nateonearth]

I find it interesting that when presented with facts that they would rather not hear, people will call it “biased” or “misleading” Wake up

[@shizkabob]

hahaha THINK ABOUT IT. you're screwed. We don't have a solution, but you should just think about how bad everything is and worry. Great video. Highly entertaining. Fear mongering at its finest

[@dylanlarkins2235]

Nice video

[@fullmetalcorey3379]

@johnstossel brought me here too!

[@mpomampoma2282]

I strongly agree

[@crystalsabundance]

Comforting.

[@peterpedant]

Human/contraception?

[@larryrobinson1881]

I liked the narrators voice.

[@1995--]

Welcome to Southbridge 😁😂😂😂 Southbridge ,MA

[@TrueAlmightyOutcast]

Is this the announcer from the Adam Carolla podast 🤔

[@karbrote24ve]

voice is so satisfying

[@indyfist9466]

Fuckin A brah this video really helped

[@dilzzy360]

send it into space like Futurama

[@Ccsh12]

Volcanoes in the making 🧐

[@RitaVendetta]

i agree

[@47thRONIN]

Straight outta K12

[@drewramos9129]

Whoever made this video obviously has not one single clue as to what goes into making a modern landfill. Leak location pipes. Single, Double if not sometimes triple lined 100mil+ geomembrane system. 5-10' of compacted soil on landfill base and slopes to ensure and prevent punctures in geomembranes. Methane collection systems coupled with burn-off stations or energy converting stations to send to a local utility grid. All of which is then capped with another geomembrane making one entire gigantic expensive trash bag.

[@fritosaregood]

+Drew Ramos plus the 30 years of post closure care and monitoring that goes into a landfill after it's capped. Most people have no clue all of the regulations and quality control that goes into a landfill.

[@benpiriz4386]

+Drew Ramos Awesome info. This is good opportunity to make yourself a video. Best regards.

[@emiliabura1925]

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[@alfiemarie]

This makes me so scared! :( We do produce so many waste.

[@helldontcare]

Alfie Bart don’t be

[@BerkeleyBuilt]

@chrispuka1 then to Antarctica.

[@communist-hippie]

leach-shake ? :)

[@WasatchIntegrated]

It's called leachate.

[@stadtrade102]

Old quarry they filled it in with everything then covered it and 5-6 years later built a shopping centre on it mmmmmmmmmmmm .

[@bartmanxoxo]

ours is worse on top of old coal mines LEACHATE flows throw miles and miles of old coalmines please join FRiends of Lackawanna on facebook

[@COMPAQCQ70]

where i live, the railroad has trash every where lol.

[@ConradW]

I came here to learn how landfills work. If there are problems with landfills, you can point these out without making a video this biased

[@daywalker3735]

What's biased about it???

[@ConradW]

@@daywalker3735 it fails to explain how a landfill works.

[@unlimitedeverything6645]

I'm confused

[@bobjacks3249]

You didnt leave a solution. Dammit.

[@TheCartographer89]

This is probably the most accurate model of the Earth possible.

[@chiefspa]

Move to Sweden

[@perpetualjon]

I would strongly suggest that if you're going to post a video like this, you should also include what you would propose as the alternative.

[@jenniferwilkins9481]

Wow omg

[@kittens3029]

I'm high as the sky right now. I was wondering where my trash goes. Wow. I'm shocked. Going to have to do something about this trash

[@naturallyemi]

Kasia L This was a year ago. Did yoi end up doing something about it?

[@FlickShotGamingYT]

Its been 6 years now, did u do something about it

[@outsidetesseract6389]

Simple solution: stop including heavy metals and dangerous chemicals into factories & use eco-friendly and easily biodegradable material as a replacement for conventional plastics.

[@joesenora5341]

I dont get i

[@-41337]

RECYCLE, BECAUSE IT'S GOOD

[@chingobling7]

they should jus throw the waste to space thats a good idea

[@TheDodo1224]

Feels lucky to not being born 1000 years from now. Kids will play in gardens, dig into the ground, and find trash.

[@bareuk1221]

Ffs I live right next to one

[@lkonel1]

WTF theres FUCKING landfill right next to my house

[@bartmanxoxo]

you are right please join" friends of Lackawanna " on facebook it may happen in a niebhorhood near u next....we need your support thyank u

[@bighueso2428]

Im pretty sure Matthew McConaughey narrated this video

[@nancybaldwin1811]

One thing that can be done is get rid of plastic garbage bags. I find it hard to understand that plastic is bad for the environment, but garbage bags are plastic. Things have to be done. Like removing all plastic garbage bags from the shelf. I use compostable bags myself for garbage. Change how baby diapers are made. Either make the disposable ones compostable, and make washable cloth diapers available. Many things can help. Get a bamboo tooth brush. Millions of tooth brushes are thrown away every day. In the end plastic use needs to be lessened. It was business and industry that created this mess. They employ few people and manufacture a large quantity of material. If things were made with local craftsmen and small business, it would be so much waste. Some running after what is fashionable but make what is necessary. Few garments, made with natural materials. Not cheap, fashion made with polypropylene. Five dollar shirt made with rayon, or nylon. Good for a day, and then the fashion changes and it's thrown away. It's made of plastic and will end up in a land fill. Clothing is not about fashion, it's about getting what you need for the weather. A hat, boots, coat. Some clothing to cover yourself. Get some natural materials back, and some weavers.

[@andrewrpieper]

First off landfill 's shouldn't contain hazardous waste . Examples batteries , latex paint, electronics , automotive fluids ,light bulbs .

[@DominicPowell92]

Methane isn't toxic.

[@jamiejoan]

Im pretty sure anything flammable cant be good to consume.

[@trtmntdude]

So when a landfill creates methane gas is it demonized, but it's o.k. when your wrf creates the same methane gas? A bit of a double standard don't you think?

[@immortal291]

@chingobling7 thats wut ive been sayin!!!!!! >:l

[@alexadavidan2646]

Ok I see all these coments about how this is wrong and now I m scared cause I have a progect for this and my teacher recommended this vid.

[@THEMOWERMEDIC1]

this will never happen in your lifetime so dont even worry about it.....landfills have been in operation for thousands of years

[@alexadavidan2646]

JEREMY FOUNTAIN its fine i aced the test :P

[@philortiz9304]

JEREMY FOUNTAIN i have to agree with you...however, small things allways help. here, check out this book - it's a great read and i think you'll enjoy it

[@MrTipperX]

JEREMY FOUNTAIN Such a stupid ill considered comment.

[@jacobpedley7222]

Great video but why such a sexy voice

[@Casiok]

landfill

[@dianasandia343]

And that's why I'm not having children.

[@tinythegsdinactive2365]

You're a good person for that 👍

[@AgeorgiaSkater]

Exactly, can't bring a child into this upcoming world

[@brandonsmith4367]

typical millennial response

[@t6v5c2]

Diana Sandia Why? How about having kids and raising them to help solve the current problems you believe make this world so awful? Or are you just too lazy and self absorbed to raise kids, and want to cloak your motives with some moral veneer?

[@t6v5c2]

Georgia Skater Rubbish

[@Redneck6475]

This shit makes me laugh lmfao I'm a trash man amd I've been to many landfills and see all the work the landfill guys do to ensure the saftey of people and its unreal..this shit is to make landfills put to be bad

[@99miata611]

This is a totally bias video, landfills are one true example of renewable energy. Take that gas compress it, strip the H2S,CO2, and carbons to create a pipeline quality high BTU Methane.

[@writerNB]

Curtis Pedigo I agree we need a balanced approach. H2S is hydrogen sulfide- in high concentrations, causing death within seconds. C02 is carbon dioxide, a so-called "greenhouse gas" that warms our planet. Levels of C02 have been rising worldwide due to our industrial activity. Methane has many useful commercial benefits, but unfortunately is also considered a "greenhouse gas". In high concentrations, Methane is highly explosive and has been responsible for various mining disasters.

[@zainab-vz2bg]

+Curtis Pedigo nerd

[@t6v5c2]

writerNB And just where is all the predicted global temperature rise? If you believe the data that NOAA conveniently amended (that previously showed no temperature increase since the late 90’s) avg global temperature has risen a mere .3 degrees Celsius since 1988, far below the apocalyptic predictions of the High priests of the Church of Global Warming.

[@Abrahamhamham]

James Urling There's no Spring anymore in the temperate zones of the globe, as far as i know. And i've never witnessed summers this hot. I remember the transition from spring to summer, and how good the summer sun was, even at its hottest. There's isn't any anymore. The summer sun is unbearable now compared to the '90s.

[@chuckkkddiiieeuu222]

Lots of methane is being taken out of these landfills and being put to use...

[@beachsidebooy]

All because from usa

[@JungleYT]

Looks like Pooo - 0:05 At any rate, recycling has become more and more effective today, greatly reducing the amount of garbage that goes into a landnfill...

[@anneblackberry5941]

Is it just me or are you watching this for online class?

[@TheRealFaceInCake]

69 people just died from drinking leichite

[@gagemalena8515]

2021 anyone?