About in 1980, a new landfill was selected several miles away, southwest from the town.

Instead, garbage is burned or buried in a new landfill.

The rules will also cover large new landfills coming into operation.

But new landfills are generally larger than the small ones which close.

Opening a new landfill has therefore become a political problem.

In most of the rich countries, both old and new landfills are being forced to meet higher standards.

Some local authorities have found it difficult to locate new landfills.

The search for a piece of land on which to locate the new landfill began in 1971.

A new landfill and access road are also under construction.

The new landfill, he said, will stabilize those costs in the next two decades.