scope:

This UFC covers land disposal of:

• Non-hazardous solid waste as defined below

• Non-hazardous byproducts of other waste management processes

This UFC does not cover:

• Management and disposal of hazardous waste (HW)

• Management and disposal of medical waste

For the purpose of this UFC, a contingency landfill is a landfill that accepts less than 20 tons per day of waste. This quantity of waste would be the maximum expected from a camp of 2000 people. Contingency landfills will only be developed in regions that experience less than 64 centimeters (cm) (25 inches [in.]) of rainfall each year.

Purpose.

This UFC describes appropriate practices for land disposal of non-hazardous solid waste during contingency operations for base camps with temporary and semipermanent construction levels. (See UFC 1-201-01, Non-Permanent DoD Facilities in Support of Military Operations, for construction levels.) The goal is to balance Service members' health and safety, environmental protection, and field-expedient practices. If the HN does not have adequate infrastructure for managing solid waste, it is recommended that a contingency landfill be considered when a camp population is projected to grow to more than 500, when there is potential that the life expectancy of the base camp will be two years or more, and when, depending on combatant command (CCMD) policy, there are site conditions, resources, and logistics available to construct a landfill.