New Landfill System in North Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Most waste disposal sites in developing country are still using open dumping and open burning However, in developing countries, there are a lot of economically and technical problems with high level landfill technologies of first world countries making implementation of improvement not feasible. Therefore, there is significant need for transfer of landfill technology that is simpler, low cost, and that can be maintained locally. A method that provides this that has recently gathered attention is the Fukuoka Method (semi-aerobic landfill). By life cycle cost analysis method, with the lifespan of the landfill is 20 years and an estimated volume of 586,789 m3 (469,431tonnes), the capital investment required was about US$296,739 (natural clay liner) and US$463,406 (synthetic-liner) or about US$0.63 and US$0.99/tone of waste, the total cost of operation was about US$3,187,728 or US$6.79/ton of waste. The closure cost of the landfill was estimated to beUS$278,116 or US$0.59/ton of waste.