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project, the selection process represents about 8.7 percent, up from 5.9 percent in 1975.

The second phase of the landfill is the design of the facility. The task of design can be made easier by the site selection, Mr. Deets said. “The worse the site is, the more it will cost to design and operate.” Site preparation and construction figure to be 32.7 percent of the total cost, up sharply from 12.3 percent in 1975.

The actual operation accounts for about 43 percent of the total cost, which has dropped from 1975, when operation took almost double the percentage, or 75.7 percent, of the total expenditure.

Closure costs have also dropped over the last decade, from 6.1 percent to 4.6 percent. But another factor has been added: 10 percent of the total cost will be carried indefinitely for long-term post-closure maintenance.

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