The leachate drainage system is responsible for the collection and transport of the leachate collected inside the liner.

Preparation of design and CQA programme for clay lining and leachate drainage works in part of a former sand quarry in Dorset.

Using Tire Chips as a Leachate Drainage Layer Duffy D.P. Waste Age 1995, September, 113-122 (Eng.). This article proposes that shredded tires, together with granular soil materials, may be used as a substitute for natural aggregates in landfill drainage systems.

Given the nature of the waste and provided that the design of the primary leachate collection system is revised to respond to the issues raised in this review, the design of the secondary leachate drainage layer with a hydraulic conductivity to exceed 1x10-4 m/s is considered reasonable.