Solid waste management swm has become an issue of increasing global concern as urban populations continue to rise and consumption patterns change. Overall, the cost of inaction to society exceeds the financial cost of proper waste management by a factor of up to 10. This list contains terms and their definitions frequently used either in the waste industry or specifically by waste management. Solid waste management is one of nigerias most pressing challenges, especially as the nation faces a rapidly growing population in excess of 190 million, industrialisation, growing urbanisation. En6501 municipal solid waste management mswm syllabus unit i sources and types sources and types of municipal solid wastes waste generation ratesfactors affecting generation, characteristicsmethods of sampling and characterization. Cmswmf common municipal solid waste management facility cpcb central pollution control board. Guidance on the legal definition of waste and its application. Solid waste management in asia as urbanization and economic development increases in asia, nowhere is the impact more obvious than in societys detritus, or solid waste. Waste management practices differ for developed and developing nations, for urban and rural areas, and for residential and industrial producers.
It is estimated that the amount of solid waste per capita is around 500 kilograms per year. An integrated waste management system tries to accommodate the waste management needs of a city or region through a specific mix of available waste management options. Ideally, because waste management is the thirdhighest cost to local governments, each. Glossary of waste management terms waste management. A management system covers all aspects of waste management. For example, endrin is a pesticide which is a listed p051 and characteristic d012 hazardous waste. The purpose of the nwms is to achieve the objects of the waste act. Part 3 detailed guidance on the legal definition of waste and its application this part provides detailed guidance on the case law on the definition of waste and is intended for those with a specialist interest in the issue.
Improper disposal of municipal solid waste can create unsanitary conditions, pollution, and outbreaks of disease. This requires that the waste be exposed to air, either via turning or by forcing air through pipes that pass through the material. Integrated municipal solid waste management system imswms. Solid wastes are all the discarded solid materials from municipal, industrial, and agricultural activities. To strengthen the institutional, organisational and legal framework for solid waste management. Chapter 7 solid waste management solid waste refers here to all nonliquid wastes.
Household waste or domestic waste is the waste generated by households. Waste management in germany 2018 facts, data, diagrams bmu. Waste minimisation and recyclingreuse policies have been introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated, and increasingly, alternative waste management practices to solid waste disposal on land have been implemented to reduce the environmental impacts of waste management. Waste management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection. The national waste management strategy nwms is a legislative requirement of the national environmental management.
Community perception of fees and of the waste collection service is essential for its willingness to pay. Nov 24, 20 preventive measures systematic solid waste management involving public in plans for waste treatment and disposal educate people on different ways of handling waste household level of proper segregation of waste, recycling and reuse process and product substitution example use paper bag instead of plastic bags garbage collection according to the. Explain the different sources and types of solid wastes jan 10dec11jan sources of solid waste msw, municipal solid waste, is the primary focus of this course, which excludes industrial. Specific types of waste found in customers disposal trash, cardboard, aluminum, metal, etc. To introduce the reader to the solid waste management field, an overview of municipal solid waste problems, sources, collection, resource recovery, and disposal methods are presented in this paper. Solidwaste management, the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful.
Pdf en6501 municipal solid waste management mswm books. Dealing with the issue of wastetoenergy means reaching a new. Since the local authorities are in charge of waste management, this can vary from town to town. Solid waste management types with methods and its effects. The environmental effectiveness of solid waste management. Lack of waste collection vehicles, or their inefficient utilization and unauthorized use 4. Effects of improper disposal of solid wastespublic health and environmental effects. Free essays on statement of the problems waste management. Solid waste management rules, 2016 and other directives 6 2. Solid waste is embarrassing and difficult to discuss, so policymaking and political discussions have to deal with an array of taboos that trou. This thesis does so by looking into the concept of environmental effectiveness and its four determinants regulatory structure, time, economic structure, and science as. The reduced life spans of electrical,electronic and consumer electronic devices are generating large quantities of e waste, which is.
For the waste sector in south africa this means care must be given to raw material use, product design, resource efficiency, waste prevention, and minimization where avoidance is impossible. Waste management waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal of waste materials. Today, the urban areas of asia produce about 760,000 tonnes of. Proper waste management is part of the essential services to our society. Urban solid waste management solid waste management refers to all the activities associated with the handling of discarded solid material from generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and ultimate residual disposition of solid wastes. Solid waste management 10cv757 dept of civil engg, sjbit page 1 solved question paper unit 1 1.
Solid waste management refers to the supervised handling of waste material from generation at the source through the recovery processes to disposal. Solid waste management is an integral part of the environmental domain of any region. Solid wastes controlling methods biology discussion. Solid waste management may be defined as the discipline associated with the control of. Introduction to solid waste definition any useless, discarded, unwanted material that is not a liquid or gas is referred as solid waste or refuse. Common municipal solid waste management facilities prepared for government of india. The highest rank in the hierarchy of integrated solid waste management is source reduction. Inefficient waste disposal systems lead to environmental pollution along with presenting severe health hazards. Chapter 7 solid waste management european commission. Waste minimization waste minimization or reduction at source is the most desirable activity, because the community does not incur expenditure for waste handling, recycling, and disposal of waste that is never created and delivered to. It is non liquid, non gaseous material ranging from municipal garbage to industrial waste that contain. Scope of work for preparation of solid waste management plan.
Data and information on waste characterization and quantification including future trends, and assessment of current solid waste management system for. There are many public health and environmental impacts of poor waste management practices. The waste hierarchy refers to the 3 rs reduce, reuse and recycle, which classifies waste management strategies according to their desirability in terms of waste minimisation. Solid waste management, the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful.
Integrated solid waste management sustainable development. If these quantities are added, the solid waste production rate reaches 45 kg per capita per day 100 lb. A solid waste management models for those 3 pilot areas including organizational structures and operational resources is designed and agreed by the local stakeholders. The increasing volume and complexity of waste associated with the modern economy is posing a serious risk to ecosystems and human health. Aerobic composting a method of composting organic wastes using bacteria that need oxygen. In 2007, the weee collected for recycling represented 71. Waste stream specific types of waste found in customers disposal trash, cardboard, aluminum, metal, etc. Solid waste, hazardous waste, industria l solid waste, waste generation, waste management, environmental protection, waste category, environmental effect, water, air. Glossary of environment statistics, studies in methods, series f, no. Scope of work for preparation of solid waste management. In order to manage waste, the environmental protection agency epa and the solid waste act favor an integrated solid waste man. This national solid waste management strategy is important to ensure that the future directions, regulations, funding and action plans to improve solid waste management are properly coordinated and consistent with national policy, and to facilitate cooperation between stakeholders. Preventive measures systematic solid waste management involving public in plans for waste treatment and disposal educate people on different ways of handling waste household level of proper segregation of waste, recycling and reuse process and product substitution example use paper bag instead of plastic bags garbage collection according to the. An overview of community participation in solid waste.
Waste management the aim of sustainable waste management is to reduce waste formation and to use resources more efficiently and rationally, ensuring that the waste of one sector is used as a raw material in another sector. Not much attention is paid to management of solid wastes in most parts of the world, particularly in the context of developing countries. The objective of solid wastes management swm are to control, collect, process, utilize and dispose of solid wastes in an economical way consistent with the public health protection. From the perspective of the community, source reduction is the most desired activity, because the community does not incur costs for waste handling, transporting, and disposal for waste that is never created and delivered to the waste management system. Electronice waste ewaste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in emerging as well as developed regions. Integrated municipal solid waste management system. The solution is the integrated municipal solid waste management system imswms. Weee between 2007 and 2008, recycling of weee increased by 50 %. Chapter 11 solid waste management waste categories waste by definition can be described as any matter whether gaseous, liquid or solid originating from any residential, commercial or industrial area, which is superfluous to requirements and has no further intrinsic or commercial value. As shown in the diagram above, solid waste management generally includes a collection of waste, transporting waste, processing and recycling it, and.
Types, amounts and effects of industrial solid wastes jinhui li department of environmental science and engineering, tsinghua university, beijing, china keywords. In new mexico, the legislature passed the solid waste act of 1990, which set a goal of diverting 25% of new mexicos municipal solid waste from landfills by 1995 and 50% by july 1, 2000. The municipalitys solid waste management processes are not linked anyhow to the residents. In 2016 this ministry released the solid wastage management swm rules, 2016, these rules replaced the municipal solid wastages management and handling rules, 2000 which had been in place for 16 years. Simultaneously, it establishes a costeffective, reliable. Since 1999, the figures for production and commercial wastes have no longer included waste treated directly on company premises. Sludge any solid, semi solid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater. Solid waste management takele tadesse university of gondar 2004 in collaboration with the ethiopia public health training initiative, the carter center, the ethiopia ministry of health, and the ethiopia ministry of education. The potential impact of improved waste management on reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone is estimated at 15%20% across the economy. Construction waste have no any general definition and can be discussed in broad spectrum as ortiz et al. Solid waste management in the worlds cities prepublication presentation a note for decisionmakers a solid waste crisis can significantly undermine the credibility of a city government. Concepts for sustainable solid waste management and circular. Organs of state and affected persons are obliged to give effect to the nwms. Electronice waste e waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in emerging as well as developed regions.
Introduction of solid waste management linkedin slideshare. The waste hierarchy is the cornerstone of most waste minimisation strategies. Challenges and opportunities cities with increase in economic activities enormous levels of waste including hazardous and toxic wastes changing lifestyles composition of waste is also changing a growing realization of the negative impacts that wastes on environment, land, human health, climate and so on complexity, costs and coordination of waste management has. Waste management term has been widely accepted as a sum of measures and. In general this does not include excreta, although sometimes nappies and the faeces of young children may be mixed with solid waste. Objectives and targets the vision of the strategy is for namibia to become the leading country in africa in terms of standards of solid waste management by 2028. Waste management in these countries and cities is an ongoing challenge due to weak institutions, chronic underresourcing and rapid urbanization. Solid wastes include the domestic and industrial garbages such used newspapers and magazines, broken gases and glass conteners, plastic pieces, metalic scraps, aluminium materials, wooden articles, polythene bags and so on. The final comprehensive solid waste management plan, september 2006, swmp presented here offers a framework for dramatically reducing the number of truck trips and miles associated with disposal of new york citys waste. Solid waste management the government of india, ministry of environment and forests has framed municipal solid waste management and handling rules 2000 and notified the same in september, 2000 making it mandatory fro all the municipal authorities in the country and those responsible for managing the municipal solid waste in the country. Box 176 jefferson city, mo 65102 8003614827 5737515401 contact us. Wastetoenergy options in municipal solid waste management giz. Iwwg, 2014 these activities operate under a range of formal and. Solid waste can create significant health problems and a very unpleasant living environment if not disposed of safely and.
Today, most communities use integrated waste management to deal with their solid waste. Things that are thrown away because they are no longer of any use or requirement known as solid wastes. The reduced life spans of electrical,electronic and consumer electronic devices are generating large quantities of ewaste, which is. Solid waste management solid waste management is the control of. Download link is provided and students can download the anna university en6501 municipal solid waste management mswm syllabus question bank lecture notes syllabus part a 2 marks with answers part b 16 marks question bank with answer, all the materials are listed below for the students to make use of it and score good maximum marks with our study materials. Waste minimization waste minimization or reduction at source is the most desirable activity, because the community does not incur expenditure for waste handling, recycling, and disposal of waste that is never created and delivered to the waste management system. Measures and policy recommendations as a guidance for policy.
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