Proposed rehabilitation method of uncontrolled landfills in insular communities through multi-criteria analysis decision tool

Abstract

Landfills (controlled and uncontrolled) receive today a combination of municipal, commercial, and mixed industrial waste, typically producing a wide range of pollutant compounds influencing nature and human health in many ways. Despite the promotion of waste management being held throughout the world, the disposal of untreated waste into final landfill sites is unfortunately the most wide solution these days. Uncontrolled management of waste in landfills leads to negative environmental issues, and there is a need to undertake an environmental analysis of existing facilities and services in order to analyze the problems they present and take the necessary measures for reducing adverse effects in order to propose the most valuable restoration solution especially in insular communities. This chapter indicates a rehabilitation method of uncontrolled landfill sites in insular communities, using Cyprus as a case study, using different management plans through multi-criteria analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).