Chapter 7: Solid Waste
  • Chapter 7 Preparation: Solid Waste Facility Inspection

    • Chapter 7 Preparation: Solid Waste Facility Inspection

    Now that you have read about the process of inspecting a solid waste facility, use the following pictures to practice. Look for details in each picture that highlight issues that an inspector would look at. After you have noted all the issues you can find, click the box under the picture to see what issues a professional inspector found. 

    Madison County Construction Landfill

    Madison County Construction landfill accepts debris material from any building, construction, or demolition including cement, sheetrock, wood, insulation, metals, hay straw, dead animals, and yard debris – grass, trees, tree limbs, and garden cleanup. It does not accept liquids, hazardous materials, carpet, furniture, clothes, slaughter or butcher waste.

    Concrete and cement dumping site

    A mound of demolished chunks of concrete and cement in a field.


    The area in the background is the concrete and cement collection area. This would include driveways or sidewalks or concrete from demolished buildings.

    Yard waste dumping area

    A pile of yard waste in a field. Many tree branches are visible.


    This yard waste pile will accept grass clippings, tree branches and sod pieces.

    This demolition pile used to be the Kirkham building at BYU Idaho

    A large pile of demolition materials such as cement in a field.


    This demolition pile is the old Kirkham building that was on the campus of BYU-Idaho.


    Metals and Appliance dump site

    A pile of metal materials in a field. Some appliances such as washing machines are visible.


    This picture shows the metals pile which can accept appliances like washing machines or dishwashers as well as old metal pipe.

    Dead animal dumping site

    Receives about 4 dead animals daily. The dead animals are surrounded by yard waste and dirt to aid in the decomposition that takes about 9 months to completely break down the animal's body.

    A dead horse in a dumping site next to a dirt road.

     

    A dead horse in a dumping site surrounded by yard waste and dirt.

    This is the dead animal pit outside Rexburg, Idaho, typically receives about 4 animals per day.

    The dead animals are surrounded by yard waste and dirt to aid in the decomposition that takes about 9 months to completely break down the animal's body.

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