Criteria | Buffer Zone | Reason for Buffer Distance |
Wetlands | 500 m | To help prevent the creation of breeding grounds for insects like mosquitoes which transmits the malaria parasite |
Roads | 300 m | To prevent expensive cost of constructing connecting roads to the landfill site |
Railway | 300 m | To prevent the habitants from being involved in any accident which can be caused by the train as they go out to dump their waste |
Built-up areas | 300 m | To help minimise the health hazards caused by landfills on inhabitants |
Surface water | 300 m | To prevent leachate seeping in the surface water |