Municipal Solid Waste Generation

Waste generation is often expressed in term of a waste generation rate, (Kg/Per.day). House hold waste generation increases with income. E.g. Kandy and Jaffna to be 0.85 kg/per.day and 0.92 kg/per.day respectively. The average waste generation rate in several study town to be 0.98kg/per.day, ranging from 0.88kg/per.day in Jaffna to 1.18 kg/per.day in Kandy.

Waste Generation Cont.

Study obtained the following waste generation rate for Kandy. Low income 0.37 kg/Person.day Middle income 0.47kg/person.day High income 0.67 kg/person.day Municipal waste generation is also closely related to the state of the town/City economy, Developing countries 0.3 1.0 kg/per.day Developed countries 1.0 2.5 kg/per.day

Waste Generation Cont. Waste generation is also affected by a number of other factors, including. The floating population, Season, Festivals and other special occasions. The waste generation rate may be also be used for SWM planning purpose, such as To estimate the total amount of waste generated in different areas of the town/city by multiplying the generation rate by the population in these areas. To predict future waste generation based on expressed population and economic growth rates.

Waste Discharge
After waste is generated, people may dispose of it in a number of ways On-site disposal burning and /or burial On-site composting Recycling, generally involving individual collectors visiting peoples Premises Discharge for LA collection Illegal dumping LAs are most interested in the amount of waste discharged for collection. This may be expressed in terms of the waste discharged rate - the quantity of waste discharged for collection per person per day.