| Standards | Criteria | Restricted Criteria (Buffer Zone) |
| Environmental | Ground water | >200 m |
| Distance from wells | >25 km | |
| Social and economic | Distance from airports | >9.5 km |
| Distance between landfill and the center of waste generation | The maximum distance is 50 Km or maximum time taken per trip for assembly vehicles 30 - 45 min | |
| Property boundary | >500 m | |
| Distance from primary highways | >500 m | |
| Geological and geomorphological | Soil | Soil should have low permeability |
| Slope | 5% is perfect |