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Leachate Management in Rio De Janeiro: A 2022 Overview

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While meeting environmental waste disposal requirements, landfills introduce new environmental and public health hazards, including potential operational lapses and conflicts with local communities. 92 municipalities in Rio de Janeiro send waste to 19 sanitary landfills, accounting for 96.94% of the total daily MSW generation in the state. The 19 licensed and operational landfills in Rio de Janeiro are overseen by 16 operators: 10 private entities, two inter-municipal consortia, and four municipal governments. Private operators manage approximately 17,061 tons/day, consortia around 598 tons/day, and municipalities around 259 tons/day. Ciclus Ambiental oversees 8933 tons/day, and Orizon Valorizacao de Residuos manages 6094 tons/day, collectively managing around 15,027 tons/day, representing roughly 80% of the daily waste generation in Rio de Janeiro.

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Acknowledgements

Our profound gratitude is extended to the State Environment Institute of Rio de Janeiro (INEA).

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  1. Solid Waste Treatment, Destination and Final Disposal Research Group at Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Augusto Ahn Ka, Rafaela Naegele, Pablo Vimercati, Dalton Domingues de Carvalho Neto, Ricardo Soares & Carlos Eduardo Soares Canejo Pinheiro da Cunha

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  1. Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Hassan II Casablanca, Rabat, Morocco

    Abdelkader Anouzla

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Annex: Leachate Storage Volume Calculations for ERJ Landfills

Annex: Leachate Storage Volume Calculations for ERJ Landfills

Final disposal

Amount of leachate storage ponds

Total area of leachate storage at the landfill (m2)

Estimated volume of leachate stored in the landfill (m3) (Calculate h = 3.0 m)

Seropédica landfill (CTR RIO)

24

124,720.31

374,160.93

Nova lguaçu landfill

6

6542.09

19,626.27

São Gonçalo landfill

11

45,655.92

136,967.76

ItaboraÍ landfill

14

31,331.00

93,993.00

São Pedro da Aldeia landfill

7

13,936.00

41,808.00

Campos dos Goytacazes Landfill

2

3300.00

9900.00

Barra Mansa landfill

9

22,655.00

169,754.00

Paracambi landfill

7

2524.00

7572.00

Três Rios landfill

6

716.10

2148.30

Macaé landfill (Zadar)

6

9269.00

27,807.00

Vassouras landfill

2

1583.00

4749.00

Angra dos Reis Landfill

2

105.00

315.00

Nova Friburgo landfill

2

932.00

2796.00

Santa Maria Madalena landfill

2

605.00

1815.00

Macaé landfill (Essencis)

2

1263.00

3789.00

Sapucaia landfill

1

332.00

996.00

Macuco landfill

2

88.90

266.70

Niterói landfill

0

0.00

0.00

Saquarema landfill

1

721.00

2163.00

Total

106

266,279.32

900,626.96

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Ka, A.A., Naegele, R., Vimercati, P., de Carvalho Neto, D.D., Soares, R., da Cunha, C.E.S.C.P. (2024). Leachate Management in Rio De Janeiro: A 2022 Overview. In: Anouzla, A., Souabi, S. (eds) A Review of Landfill Leachate. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55513-8_13

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