French regulations and geomembranes: French disposal concept for hazardous waste and municipal waste

The French concept for disposal of hazardous waste and domestic waste is describe by the ministerial orders of December 18, 1992. It is based on icreased waste selectivity and concept of solidified and stabilized ultimate waste an oversized, accessible leachate drainage system and final cover on the multilayer sealed site. These elements are the three active safety systems of a waste disposal center that will avoid damage to the natural environlent, i.e. the geological formation accomodating the facility, by the waste or any leachates. The Franch concept for disposal of domestic waste has a few special features related to the nature of the waste.