The diagram illustrates the design, construction and usage of a modern landfill for community waste. From an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that there are three phases including the construction, usage, and closure.
To begin with, the man-made hole is excavated/dug deeply into the natural rock layer. Thereafter, a thick layer of clay is added to cover the surface of the man-made hole, followed by covering/another cover of synthetic lining. Moreover, the surface is dug into a cylinder at the bottom of the hole to install a drainage tank, and a set of drainage pipes are placed over the synthetic lining coating.
For the usage, the landfill is filled by the household wastes, where liquid waste is drained and stored inside of a drainage tank. After the landfill is full, a layer of clay is constructed to seal the landfill and the pipe is inserted to ventilate gases that are emitted from the wastes.