METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVERING LANDFILL

摘要

The method and apparatus is used for covering the exposed workface of a landfill with a film. The apparatus includes a compactor rotatably mounted on a frame which is hitched to a tractor. A film and ballast deployer is mounted on the end of the frame for deploying the film onto the landfill and for deploying the ballast onto the film. The compactor includes a roller which compacts the waste and serves as a wheel for the frame. Hydraulics are provided to raise and lower the deployer. In operation, the assembly is pulled by the tractor causing the compactor to compact the waste just prior to the deployer laying the film on the workface and the ballast being deposited onto the film. Additionally, the apparatus is capable of casing the overlapping layers of laid film to adhere to the ballast in between thereby forming a se al between the adjoining layers.