Open AccessIngenious Method Towards Sustainable Decentralized Solid Waste Management
Author(s) -
Naresh Kumar Sharma,
Atchutha Muhil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.d1143.1284s219
Subject(s) - compost , biodegradable waste , context (archaeology) , waste management , municipal solid waste , mechanical biological treatment , safeguarding , manure , solid waste management , cow dung , waste treatment , environmental science , engineering , business , waste collection , geography , agronomy , biology , medicine , fertilizer , nursing , archaeology
Solid waste management is a huge environmental threat not just in context to Indian Scenario, but globally as well. It is reported that on average around 1.5 lakh tones of solid waste is generated per day in India of which only 20% is treated and managed safely, the rest is dumped on land or burnt both which are highly toxic to human and animal health. At several waste processing sites in India, the fresh mixed waste received each day, is first manually separated to remove plastics and other non-biodegradable contents, this exposes the laborers to a very unhygienic working conditions and exposes them to deadly microbes and stench.. In the present work, we have developed an ingenious way which handles mixed waste with minimal manual intervention and protects the health of laborers while generating good quality manure. The mixed waste is directly fed in to the bio bins where due to microbial action, the biodegradable components are composted, the treated waste is then separated in to compost and non-biodegradable components using a bench top trommel. It was found that Bioinoculum combined with cow dung quickly achieved the compost of mixed organic waste with minimal maintenance in contrast to vermi-composting. From this study, it is observed that the mixed municipality waste could be treated and managed effectively, safeguarding the health of laborers and the generated compost is of good quality which can be used for crop cultivation or gardening