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The paper presents solutions for the sealing of the foundation plate inside a compliant landfill, the conditions necessary for the selection of certain materials in execution. Geometry of landfills (shape and dimensions in horizontal and vertical planes) often follows the site's orography, is influenced by the hydrogeology of the underground profile (groundwater level, inadequate or rocky land and difficulties with excavation), stability in the slope for the maximum possible weight (also related to the angle of se...

The present paper analyses the use of resources and municipal waste generation in western Romania. In this territory the waste generation continues to grow but there are considerable differences between urban and rural area, regarding the resource use and waste generation per person, generated mainly by different social and economic conditions, and different levels of awareness towards the environmental issues. While resource extraction has been stabilized in the last decade, dependence on imports is increasing. I...