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CRITIQUE PAPER 2
INTRODUCTION
Management System of Dhaka City Corporation: Effect of Composting and Landfill Location”,
authors Faisal Ibney Hai and M. Ashraf Ali looks in briefly at the current generation,
a. Analysis of solid generation trends and rates, and compilation of available data or
b. An evaluation of the existing solid waste management system of Dhaka City Corporation; and
c. Assessment of impacts related to final disposal of solid waste, with special focus on the effect
of composting on land requirement and landfill gas generation, along with the effect of landfill
SUMMARY
The study on this journal article is a one-way of preparation of the Dhaka Community
from the future growth of the population, and so as waste. This was done due to the serious
environmental degradation and public-health risk caused by the uncollected disposal of waste on
streets and other public areas, clogged drainage system and by the contamination of water. This
is because solid waste disposal poses a greater problem that leads to land pollution if openly
dumped, water pollution if dumped in low lands and air pollution if burnt.
The researcher used some data, secondary sources, in analyzing the study. USEPA’S
Landfill Gas Emission model (LandGEM, version 2.01) was also used to estimate methane
According to the analyzed data of total waste generation by source, there are 3500ton/day
in solid waste. The Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (1998) calculated that the
compound growth rate of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) is 2.74% and estimated a population of
4.64M. In contrast, DDC reported a population of 7M which is 1.5 times higher than the
estimated population by BCAS. This results a close prediction to the estimated value (ton/day)
by the BCAS. With this outcome, it was then estimated that the waste generation by year 2020 is
30000 ton/day.
A number of studies have been conducted in determining the composition of solid waste
in the city. As observed in the studies, most of residential solid waste were came from the food
waste. According to the Institute of Fuel Research and Development (IFRD), the solid waste
with high organic and high moisture content, which is 80% and 50-70% by weight respectively,
has the biggest weight among all of the other waste. The process of recycling, reclamation and
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reusing, which was practiced in Bangladesh, has to be the one way of subsiding the number of
In the land requirement for landfilling solid waste, the estimate of future requirement for
land area is based on the estimated future waste generation. From the estimated waste value of
30000ton/day, the land area was then calculated assuming that the dumping depth is 6m. With
the collection of efficiency of 50% to 75%, the dumping area would be 206.31 acre to 309.46
acre. On the other hand, land requirements with composting of 40-80% of the organic wastes
ranges from 167.11 acres/yr. to 96.97 acres/yr., while without any composting will be
206.31acres/yr. Methane is produced from the anaerobic decomposition of the solid waste
components at landfills. The greenhouse gas methane generation would be as low as half of that
With the available data in Zone Wise Estimated Average Waste Transportation Cost, it
was presented that the greater the round-trip distance the higher would transportation cost be. As
a whole, the calculation for the probable cost of transportation increases compared to the present.
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EVALUATION
There are some statements that we strongly agree with. First, when they stated that “the
households, commercial and industrial wastes are deposited from the source to the collection
bins located in the streets”, because it is true that “where there are no bins, waste is simply
dumped on the ground”. Second, the statement “recycling and reclamation of waste are now
this is one of the ways to decrease the number of solid waste generation.
On the other hand, there are also a statement wherein we think is not strong enough. First,
when they estimated the number of ton/day in the year 2020. The calculation of BCAS (1998)
might not be coincident with the result of 3500 ton/day in DCC (1999), however 8.6 times the
Nevertheless, the researchers managed to attain the purpose of this journal article.
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RESPONSE
“Recycling and reclamation of waste are now strongly promoted for conservation of
resources and prevention of environmental degradation”, the researchers said. It should not just
be recycling and reusing, but we should also reduce everything we use. Because as what
Catherine Pulsifer quoted, “Most of us are familiar with recycle and reusing, but how often do
we think of the third R- REDUCE? ‘Reduce’ is probably the most important of the three R’s
because if we reduced, it would limit the need to recycle and reuse.” [2]
CONCLUSION
“Just as we cannot blame others for destroying the environment, so we cannot look to
others to protect the environment. Responsibility for both begins at home.” [2]
Yes you (or the government) might do something about the solid wastes, but if we don’t
practice the good deeds on ourselves then there’s no possibility that change is going to happen.
Because no matter how many bins were provided and are available on the street, if we don’t have
the discipline, nothing’s going to happen. “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of
REFERENCE
[1] http://ro.uow.edu.au/scipapers/677
[2] http://www.stresslesscountry.com/page3.html
[3] https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/discipline