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Hollow Plastic Ball Covers for Landfill Leachate Ponds

The challenge

  • Odor and VOC complaints from leachate surfaces
  • Aggressive, variable leachate chemistry
  • Irregular pond shapes
  • Regulatory and nuisance pressure

How Armor Ball® helps

Armor Ball® forms a floating barrier that suppresses the odor and VOC release from leachate surfaces that drives nuisance and regulatory pressure. The opaque 91% layer caps the surface and also limits algae.

The UV-stabilized HDPE is inert to most industrial liquids across pH 2–13, and the poured-on layer conforms to any pond geometry and self-adjusts to changing levels — with no anchoring, liner penetration, or maintenance.

What to look for when covering a leachate ponds surface

  • Leachate chemistry: Leachate varies widely by site; request material certs and an SDS to confirm compatibility with your specific chemistry.
  • Odor priority: Where odor is the primary driver, the 91% physical barrier targets the surface emissions behind most complaints.
  • Irregular ponds: The balls fill any outline with no fabrication and re-arrange as levels change.

Outcomes

Suppressed odor and VOC emissions
Chemical resistance across pH 2–13
Conforms to any pond geometry
Zero-maintenance operation

FAQ

Leachate Ponds — questions answered

Will the balls hold up to landfill leachate?

Armor Ball® is molded from UV-stabilized HDPE that is inert to most industrial liquids across pH 2–13. Because leachate chemistry varies widely, request material certs and SDS to confirm compatibility with your specific site.

Is a ball cover better than a membrane for leachate odor?

Both reduce surface emissions. A ball cover pours on with no anchoring or liner penetration, conforms to any shape, and allows access, whereas a membrane is a sealed, anchored system better suited to gas-tight containment. See our ball-cover vs. membrane comparison.

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