A balefill is a type of landfill (municipal solid waste disposal) where solid waste is compacted and baled, typically held together with steel strapping or wrapped in plastic.

This substantially reduces the volume of trash and hauling volume, allowing a better use of landfill space. It's especially advantageous in humid or wet areas as it produces a low volume of leachate.[1][2]

Balefill locations

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United States
Canada

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Evaluation of Solid Waste Baling and Balefills: Volumes I and II". nepis.epa.gov. 1975. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  4. ^ "Air Pollution Control Title V Permit to Operate Statement of Basis for Title V Permit, No. V-SV-00001-2010.00" (PDF). 19january2017snapshot.epa.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  9. ^ "PASCO SANITARY LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "RI DEM/RIRRC, Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Planning Working Group- Solid Waste Balefills Information" (PDF). dem.ri.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  12. ^ Gregory, Ted (26 July 1994). "AGENCY WILL CONTINUE THE BATTLE TO BUILD A BALEFILL NEAR BARTLETT". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ^ Swanson, Stevenson (17 January 1990). "BALEFILL CLOSE TO BECOMING A REALITY AFTER COUNTY BOARD'S OK". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Northwest Cook County Balefill | Miscellaneous Documents | Archive | Uncategorised". swancc.org. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  17. ^ "Methane gas collection to begin again at 1-E Landfill". North Jersey Media Group. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. ^ "BERGEN COUNTY BALER FACILITY". clui.org. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "HMDC SOLID WASTE BALER FACILITY". clui.org. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  20. ^ Robert E. Hughey (4 May 1983). "Department of Envirnmental Protection: Certification of Approval" (PDF). nj.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  21. ^ Iver Peterson (5 May 1995). "What a Dump!; Landfills Yield Riches As Fields of Natural Gas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Landfill". casperwy.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Reconstructed Casper Balefill Building Opens Monday". K2 Radio. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. ^ Arno Rosenfeld (7 May 2017). "Solution finally emerges in landfill saga". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  25. ^ "The Lauritzen Gardens Project: Preserving a Sensitive Area with a 585-Foot Single Drive at Depths Reaching 50 Feet" (PDF). no-digpipe.com. 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  26. ^ Michael Kelly (8 October 2014). "Kelly: Lauritzen Gardens' $20M conservatory another 'amazing icon' for Omaha". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  28. ^ "Solid Waste | Residents". colchester.ca. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  29. ^ Courtney Edgar (24 July 2018). "The low-down on Iqaluit's new $35M landfill | Nunatsiaq News". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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