Patent · US Expired

Landfill reclamation

US5429454A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 1994
Grant dateJul 4, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB09B1/00
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of increasing the capacity of an existing landfill to enable the disposal of additional material therein includes excavating material disposed in the existing landfill, separating from the excavated material one or more components thereof, comminuting the components of the excavated material which are not removed by the previous step, and placing the comminuted material back into the landfill.

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