Introduction :
Sources and engineering classification, characterization, generation and quantification; Objectives, principles, functional elements of solid waste management system – Regulatory aspects of solid waste management, major problems. Environmental implications of open dumping, Construction debris – management &handling, EWaste Management, Rag pickers and their role.
Waste Generation:
Rate of generation, frequency, storage and refuse collection, physical and chemical composition, quantity of waste, engineering properties of waste, prediction, modelling concepts.
Collection, Segregation and Transport:
Handling and segregation of wastes at source, Collection (primary & secondary) and storage of municipal solid wastes, collection equipment, transfer stations, collection route optimization and economics, regional concepts. System dynamics
Waste Minimization:
4R: reduce, recover, recycle and reuse, case study, guidelines
Treatment Methods :
Refuse processing technologies. Mechanical and thermal volume reduction. Biological and chemical techniques for energy and other resource recovery: composting, vermicomposting, vermigradation, fermentation. Incineration of solid wastes.
Disposal Methods:
Impacts of open dumping, site investigation and selection, sanitary land filling - Types, geotechnical considerations, design criteria and design, Liners - earthen, geo membrane, geo synthetics and geo textiles.
Operational aspects of MSW Landfills :
Daily cover, leachate disposal, Ground Water monitoring, leachate and gas collection systems – Design, leachate treatment. Landfill Final Cap Design and Water Balance, Modelling (HELP – Hydraulic Evaluation of Landfill Performance), post-closure environmental monitoring; landfill remediation.
Recent Developments in Solid Wastes Reuse and Disposal :
Power Generation, Blending with construction materials and Best Management Practices (BMP). Community based waste management, Waste as a Resource concept, Public private partnership (PPP)
Role of various organizations in Solid Waste Management :
Governmental, Non - Governmental, Citizen Forums.