Solid waste is the major concern observed now days in entire world.

The reason for developed and under

developing countries facing this problem is different. For developed countries it is due to excessive
packaging along with high generation rate. While in developing countries improper handling and
treatment is a major threat. Presently, advance treatment options provided for solid waste are:
Incineration, Pyrolysis and vermin composting. Along with that reuse and recycling of waste materials also
possess high opportunity. Segregation is still done by only rag pickers or scavengers at the disposal site
only, which is highly hazardous to those people who involve in this and is also impracticable. The best
option found to combat this problem is source segregation. The paper emphasizes on formal and
organized system of segregation like segregation of wet waste, dry waste, plastic waste and hazardous
waste, as per rule their generation because at the end of the cycle it becomes difficult to treat the solid
waste because of its various characteristics.

Reasons for inefficient system of solid waste management

 No interest of Local Government

 Lack of Community Awareness

NEED OF REVISED STRATEGY

A conventional solid waste management practice of Indian cities are having many back logs which leads
to inefficient system, street littering, odor problem Main drawbacks of conventional waste handling
practice are:

 No Storage of Waste at Source

 No segregation of waste at source
 No Primary Collection system for collection of waste from source of generation
 Irregular and improper Street Sweeping
 Open intermediate Waste Storage Depots
 Open and inappropriate hauling vehicle
 Methods used for loading –unloading waste
 Processing of Waste
 Disposal of Waste

NEW CONCEPTS OF TREATING SOLID WASTE

 Pyrolysis,
 Pyrolysis with gasification
 Plasma pyrolysis,
 Production of refuse derived fuel (rdf)
 Grinding and discharging into sewers
 Salvaging
 Fermentation and biological digestion
CONCLUSION

There is a vast scope for improvement. Firstly segregation of organic and inorganic waste at the source
must be done by the residents. Awareness programs must be held by the local authorities for the same.
With educatory sessions legal binding is also required to strictly follow segregation strategy. Along with
that recyclable and hazardous waste from households must be collected separately to avoid
contamination of whole the bulk and thus to reduce the load on the treatment plants.

Solid waste treatment methodology must be equipped with efficient technology. Like conventional
method of sanitary landfill must be provided with methane gas recovery facility. Incinerator with heat
recovery system, vermin composting and plasma pyrolysis with least possible residues.