In landfills, the compacted bentonite-sand (B:S) combination is widely employed as a liner. Since sand is a scarce and
expensive material, other waste materials such as rock dust which possess similar properties are used instead of sand, or in other
cases, both sand and rock dust are mixed in varying proportions along with bentonite. Urbanization and population explosion
have triggered the continuous increase in industrial waste output, particularly waste tires, which posed several challenges
to mankind.