Assignment on Solid Waste Management

Solid waste generation statistics:

Act of the Govt. of India: Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling)
Rules, 2000:

Average generation of MSW:

200 gm to600 gm per capita / day. (Average generation rate at 0.4 kg

per capita per day). It is estimated that per capita waste generation is
increasing by 1.3% with urban population increasing between 3 3.5%
annually. This will result in annual increase of waste generation to
around 5% (NIUA study)

As per report (May 2000) of Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD),

Government of India that 1,00,000 MT of Municipal Solid Waste was
generated daily in the country.
During the year 2004 - 05, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
through National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI
), Nagpur conducted survey in 59 cities (35 Metro cities and 24 State
Capitals) and estimated 39,031 Tons per day MSW generation in these
59 cities/towns.

The survey conducted by the central institute of Plastics Engineering

and
technology (CIPET) at the instance of CPCB has reported
generation of 50,592 tonnes of MSW per day in the year 2010 - 11 in
same 59 cities.

As per information received from State Pollution Control Boards/

Pollution
Control Committees (in between the year 2009 - 12),
1,27,486 TPD (Tons per day) municipal solid waste is generated in the
Country during 2011 -12. Out of which, 89,334 TPD (70%) of MSW is
collected and 15,881 TPD ( 12.45%) is processed or treated .

Municipal Solid Waste generation in 59 cities during 1999 - 2000, 2004

- 05 and 2010 - 11 and State Wise generation of MSW and its
treatment is given in Annexure A, B and C respectively.

Time it takes for garbage to decompose in the environment:

Glass Bottle..........................
Monofilament Fishing Line...
Plastic Beverage Bottles......
Disposable Diapers............
Aluminum Can.....................
Foamed Plastic Buoy.........
Foamed Plastic Cups.........
Rubber-Boot Sole...............
Tin Cans.........................
Leather.................................

1 million years
600 years
450 years
450 years
80-200 years
80 years
50 years
50-80 years
50 years
50 years

Plastic Film Container........

20-30 years
Plastic Bag..........................
10-20 years
Cigarette Butt.....................
1-5 years
Wool Sock...........................
1-5 years
Plywood..........................
1-3 years
Waxed Milk Carton............
3 months
Apple Core......................
2 months
Newspaper....................... 6 weeks
Orange or Banana Peel......
2-5 weeks
Paper Towel.................... 2-4 weeks

Nylon Fabric.......................

30-40 years

Information Source: U.S. National Park Service; Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, FL.