WASTE is..

Any material which is not needed by the

owner, producer or processor.

Waste management is necessary..

To enrich the resources which are being
depleted due to rising population and
increasing consumption rates.

Domestic,
commercial and industrial wastes especially
common as co-disposal of wastes .
Ex : Plastics, bottles etc.
Wastes in

liquid form.
Ex : Domestic washings, chemicals, oils etc.

 Affects human health children being more vulnerable

to these pollutants.
Improperly operated incineration plants cause air
pollution
Improperly managed and designed landfills attract all
types of insects and rodents that spread disease.
Direct handling of solid waste results in chronic diseases
with the waste workers and the rag pickers being the most
vulnerable.

Integrated solid waste management through

the following processes can provide a better
reliable solution for the problem of municipal
solid waste generation.
WASTE COLLECTION
SEGREGATION
RECYCLING
SHREDDING OR PULVERIZING

COMPOSTING

 Prevention of waste being created an

important method

The modern concepts bared on the three Rs

are: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Methods of avoidance include reuse of
second hand products, designing products to
be refillable or reusable, repairing broken
items instead of buying new etc.

 From individual houses,

wastes can be collected in
person with the help of
vehicle.
To minimize the time and
cost involved in collecting
waste through vehicles,
public can be given
instruction to dump their
house wastes in one place
(nearby their street).

 Segregation of wastes into degradable and nondegradable wastes is to be done to recover or

divert non-degradable wastes and degradable
items to its recycling plant and if possible, it can
be reused.
It is a tedious process which therefore needs
labor. Magnets can also be used to segregate
ferrous metals.
This process will help in reducing the amounts
of waste going for composting and also earns
money

 The non-degradable and degradable wastes can

be recycled very economically in the recycling
plants.

Apart from sending wastes to recycling plant,

recycling of some organic waste is possible.

 Shredding basically means to tear or cut.

This process involves in size reduction of
organic wastes before it goes for composting.
This process reduces the overall volume by
40%.
The shredding of waste materials provides
secondary raw materials and can produce
energy, RDF, or Refuse Derived Fuel can be
created from post-industrial waste, postconsumer or household waste

 Aerobic composting is one of the cheapest

and easiest methods that are being available for

MSW.
Generally, composting can be carried out in
three techniques. They are
i) Windrow composting
ii) Aerated static pile method
iii) In vessel method

 First and foremost, the surroundings become

very clean.

Air pollution resulting from the burning of the

waste can been eliminated completely.
Income can be generated from the sale of
manure and recyclable solid waste.

 The technique of Integrated Solid Waste management

(ISWM) can be practiced with short term training about

the fundamentals involved by the public.
The cost involved in establishing this technique is very
cheap and it is easy to install and maintain the process.
As it is very effective in managing the solid waste, it
will provide a better solution when implemented.

Thus, ISWM can be readily adopted for solid waste

problem at municipal level.

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