Solid Waste Management of KMC

Rajesh Manandhar Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Present approach & practices

Municipalities sweep and pump Dump somewhere where people can not see My streets need to be swept and waste needs to be collected as soon as somebody disposes Everybody talks about SWM & and know how to manage it but only small amount of waste is properly managed It is others responsibility not mine

Where are We Today?

Municipalities are completely responsible Some new approaches are being tried out
Door-to-door collection User fees Source-separated collection Composting Private sector participation

Landfilling on the banks of Bagmati & operation of Sisdol Landfill Site from June 5 Preparation of Action Plan 2004-2015 (CKV)

Sweep & Dump Approach

Dumping of Waste in Rivers

Dumping of Panautis waste along Punyamati River

Dumping of Putali Bazars waste in Andhi Khola

KMC's Waste Management System

Generation of KMC
Population app. 8,00,000 Population growth. 3.25% Waste generation 0.25 kg/day Others (VDC, Commercial, day pop. etc.) 0.15 kg/day ___________ 0.4 kg/day Total Generation 320 ton/day Collection 300 ton/day (draft to be finalized)

Composition of Municipal Waste in Nepal

Average Composition Weekday Garbage Paper 72% Textile Wood/leaves Plastic 2% Rubber/leather Metal Glass 3% 8% 3% 12% Ceramics Others
Source: CKV 2005

KMC's SWM expenditure

SN Headings 1 Street Sweeping 2 Collection 3 Transfer Station 4 Transportation Landfill 5 Management Total
Additional Rs. 6,00,00,000 for Sisdol Operation App: 35% of total KMCs Expenditure

Rs./Year
90,000,000 50,000,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 170,000,000

%
54 27 3 8 7 100

Waste Generation
Road Side House holds 200 t/day Commercial 40 t/day Institutions 40 t/day Container VDCs 40 t/day
Container Trucks: app. 20 t/d Tractor: (100 t/d) Tipper Truck: (70 t/d) Total : app. 170 ton/day Teku Transfer Station

Lalitpur

60 t/d

100 t/d

Door to door
app. 110 ton/day

Landfill 360 t/d 200 t/d

app. 10 t/d recycled at TS

Scrap Dealer (app. 40 ton/day)

uncollected 20 t/d

Changing SWMS of KMC

Increase inefficiency in collection

Using efficient vehicles

Increase inefficiency in collection

Introduction of PPP program At present app. 30% of waste being collected via PPP programs App. Rs. 30,000,000 is contributed by public

Present Balkhu Dumping Site (at the bank of Bagmati River

Newly constructed (by SWMRMC & JICA) operated landfill site

Newly constructed split level platform

Modern waste transfer vehicles (provided by Government of Japan)

Total 21 nos. 17 for KMC & 4 for LMC 15 cubic meter roll off containers (6 ton)

Public awareness programs

Our Challenges:
Professional management Transparency Involve Public & Private Sectors in SWM & proper monitoring Build Confidence among stakeholders (public, private sectors, & other agencies) Improve collection System & landfilling practices Establish Medical/Hazardous waste management system Efficient use of existing resources (staffs, equipment, & people involved in recycling business) Keep politics out of SWM

Thank You