INTRODUCTION: Definition, Land Pollution – scope and importance ofsolid waste management, functional elements of solid waste management.SOURCES: Classification and characteristics – municipal, commercial &industrial. Methods of quantification.
Systems of collection,collection equipment, garbage chutes, transfer stations – bailing andcompacting, route optimization techniques and problems.
Components separation,volume reduction, size reduction, chemical reduction and biologicalprocessing problems
Process – 3 T’s, factors affecting incineration process,incinerators – types, prevention of air pollution, pyrolsis, design criteria forincineration.
Aerobic and anaerobic composting, factors affectingcomposting, Indore and Bangalore processes, mechanical and semimechanical composting processes. Vermicomposting.
Different types, trench area, Ramp and pitmethod, site selection, basic steps involved, cell design, prevention of sitepollution, leachate & gas collection and control methods, geosynthetic fabricsin sanitary land fills.
Open dumping – selection of site, ocean disposal,feeding to hogs, incineration, pyrolsis, composting, sanitary land filling,merits and demerits, biomedical wastes and disposal.
Material and energy recovery operations, reusein other industries, plastic wastes, environmental significance and reuse.