| Component | Criteria | KEPA | Modified | Required maps |
| Lifespan | Depth of landfill from 10 to 25 m |
| Ö | Depth of groundwater + geological |
| Land space and volume with a capacity to fill for at least 20 years |
| Ö | - | |
| Solid waste density of 800 - 1000 kg/cubic meter |
| Ö | - | |
| Topography and climate | Away from areas of high wind |
| Ö | Climate |
| Away from wetland areas should be at least 500 m |
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| Sabkah + wetlands | |
| Slopes topography about 2% | Ö |
| Digital elevation model | |
| No wades within 300 meters of landfill site |
| Ö | Wades | |
| Away from the underground recourse area | Ö |
| Oil fields + oil wells | |
| Away from rainfalls areas should be at least 500 m | Ö |
| Depression: watershed | |
| Away from moving sand areas should be at least 500 m |
| Ö | Moving sand areas | |
| Soil | Availability of soil cover (for this purpose clay is the best type of soil cover) | Ö |
| Soil profile |
| Soil should be impermeable in the landfill area (soil permeability should be less than 10−7 cm/s in order to be used as landfill liner) | Ö |
| Soil profile | |
| Special consideration for suitability soil for revegetation |
| Ö | Soil suitability | |
| Geology and hydrology | No stream within 300 meters of landfill site |
| Ö | Digital elevation model |
| No fault lines within 500 meters or significantly fractured geologic structure | Ö |
| Geological structure | |
| Water catchment should be more than 500 meters of landfill site | Ö |
| Basin | |
| Depth of the groundwater at least 10 meters | Ö |
| Depth of groundwater | |
| Away from seismic impact zones at least 100 m |
| Ö | Potential seismic zones | |
| Away from the groundwater wells, filed and recharge areas (2 km) | Ö |
| Groundwater water filed + wells + aquifers | |
| Special consideration for aquifers (2 km) | Ö |
| Groundwater aquifers | |
| Land use | Major lines of electrical transmission or other infrastructures should be at least 500 m |
| Ö | Power lines + oil and gas pipelines + oil trenches |
| Residential developments should be at least 2 km from landfill | Ö |
| Land use | |
| Airport area should be at least 1.5 km from landfill |
| Ö | Land use | |
| Avoid sitting within 1.5 km from archeological and historical areas |
| Ö | Land use | |
| No sitting within 2 km from socio-politically sensitive areas (agriculture areas, military areas, national parks, entertainment areas and intensive animal's farms) |
| Ö | Land use | |
| Endangered species breeding and significant protected areas as well as areas that might lose habitat or have biodiversity impacts should be at lest 500 meters from landfill |
| Ö | Bird nests + protected area + vegetation areas + land suitability for revegetation | |
| Site access and transport | Close to the road network |
| Ö | Road network |
| Transfer station, if needed, should be 2 hours of travel time from landfill site |
| Ö | Road network | |
| Economic factors | Waste travel time of 30 minuets |
| Ö | Road network |
| Availability of cover materials | Ö |
| Soil characteristics |