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Australian urban landfills: management and economics

Xinlei Xu

Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia

Victor Rudolph

Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia

Paul F. Greenfield

Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia

The current management and economic status of Australian urban landfilling is summarized. Landfills in four Australian metropolitan areas (Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth) were surveyed, focusing on management and economic issues. The management issues include aspects of site management and environmental monitoring. The economic components comprise the landfill charges, the capital and operating costs and the costs of site rehabilitation. It was found that: (1) in terms of the current landfill guidelines the average level of compliance with respect to environmental management in these urban landfills is relatively low; (2) landfill tipping fees do not reflect the true costs of waste disposal; and (3) there are substantial cross-subsidies in regional landfill management systems.

Key Words: Australia • environmental management • landfills • municipal solid waste • subsidies • waste collection • waste disposal costs • waste transportation

Waste Management & Research, Vol. 17, No. 3, 171-180 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9901700302
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