SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Module 1

Introducing Municipal Solid Waste

Management
(5-11 Marks)

GAURAV KAPSE
ASSISTANT PROFESOR
AIKTC, NEW PANVEL

DEFINITION
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
According to the Basel Convention: "Substances or objects which are
disposed of/or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be
disposed of by the provisions of international law" (Basel Convention).

United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

"Wastes are materials that are not prime products (that is products
produced for the market) for which the generator has no further use in
terms of his/her own purposes of production, transformation or
consumption, and of which he/she wants to dispose. Wastes may be
generated during the extraction of raw materials, the processing of raw
materials into intermediate and final products, the consumption of final
products, and other human activities.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (SWM)

It involves management of activities associated with:
Generation
Storage
Collection
Transfer and transport
Processing and disposal of solid waste

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (SWM)

In environmentally compatible adopting principles of:
Economy
Aesthetics
Energy and conservation
It encompasses planning, organization, administration, financial,
legal and engineering aspects involving interdisciplinary
relationships.

Principles of Municipal Solid Waste

Management
1. Application of principle of Integrated Solid Waste Management
(ISWM) to municipal waste
2. Application of suitable techniques, technologies and management
programs covering all types of solid wastes from all sources to achieve
the twin objectives of:
Waste Reduction
more with less
Effective Management of Solid Waste
Environmentally sustainable
Economically sustainable

Functions of SWM system

Protection of environmental health
Promotion of environmental quality
Supporting the efficiency and productivity of the economy
Generation of employment and income

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES RELATED TO

SWM
a. Increasing waste quantities

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES RELATED TO

SWM
b. Increasing severity of impacts

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES RELATED TO

SWM
c. Financial issues

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES RELATED TO

SWM
d. Technology related issues

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES RELATED TO

SWM
e. Policy Issues

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES RELATED TO

SWM
f. Trans-boundary movement related issues

NEED OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Increase disease transmission or otherwise threaten public health

NEED OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Contaminate ground and surface water

NEED OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Create greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants

NEED OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Damage ecosystems

NEED OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Injure people and property
Discourages tourism and other business

SWM IN RURAL SECTOR

Waste is a severe threat to the public health
Problem to the overall sustainability of the ecological balance
Solid waste (organic/recyclable) 0.3 to 0.4 million metric tons (Mt) per day
respectively
Ten major crops of India generate about 312.5 Mt of crop residues

SWM IN RURAL SECTOR

33 million tonnes of fruits and 50 million tonnes of vegetables annually, of
which around 10 to 15% as residues or bio-degradable wastes
Dung production estimated to be 450 Mt
Bottles, cans, plastics and polythene are increasing gradually in rural area
Focus should be on management at household level
Which cannot be managed at household level should be managed at the
community level