Difficulties in developing new landfills 1) The difficulty in finding a geologically suitable site 2)Local opposition: not-in-my-backyard (3)Shortage of land Looking for alternatives to landfills 240 Total generation 200 Recycling 160 Composting Combustion 80 ■ Land Disposal 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Fig. 1 1 Changes in MSW disposal method◆ Difficulties in developing new landfills (1) The difficulty in finding a geologically suitable site; (2) Local opposition: ‘not-in-my-backyard’; (3) Shortage of land. ◆ Looking for alternatives to landfills Fig. 11 Changes in MSW disposal method