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A study conducted by the CPCB
(Central Pollution Control Board)
on Municipal solid wastes |
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Municipal solid waste is the material for which the primary generator or user abandoning the material within the municipal area requires no compensation upon the abandonment. In addition it qualifies as an urban solid waste if it is generally perceived by the society as being within the responsibilities of the municipality to collect and dispose of. These are the general perceptions of the municipal solid waste. The “Municipal Solid Waste” includes commercial and residential wastes generated in municipal or notified areas in either solid or semi-solid form excluding industrial hazardous wastes but including treated bio-medical wastes.
A study conducted by the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) on management of municipal solid waste in the country estimates that waste generation form the present 48 million tones (13100 MT/day) is expected to increase to 300 million tones per year (821000 MT/day) by the year 2047 ( 400 g per capita to 945 g per capita). The estimated requirement of land for disposal would be 169.9 sq. km in 2047 as against 20.2 sq km in 1997
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| Current scenario regarding MSW
(Municipal solid wastes) |
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POPULATION > 20 LAKHS 2001 |
MSW MT/day CPCB Data |
Total Cost of SWM (in
corers) |
Cost Rs./MT |
| Mumbai |
1,63,70,000 |
7025 |
316.18 |
1233 |
| Kolkata |
1,32,20,000 |
5000 |
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| Delhi |
1,33,60,000 |
6000 |
323.84 |
1478 |
| Chennai |
64,20,000 |
2550 |
70.00 |
752 |
| Bangalore |
65,00,000 |
2500 |
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| Hyderabad |
55,00,000 |
2200 |
76.52 |
952 |
| Ahmedabad |
45,20,000 |
2087 |
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| Pune |
25,40,000 |
1000 |
38.91 |
1066 |
| Surat |
22,00,000 |
870 |
25.60 |
806 |
| Kanpur |
25,00,000 |
1488 |
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| Jaipur |
23,20,000 |
720 |
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| Lucknow |
25,00,000 |
1500 |
30.00 |
547 |
| Nagpur |
23,00,000 |
700 |
26.67 |
1043 |
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8.02,80,000 |
33640 |
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Also
- Cities having population in excess of 10 Lakhs
- Total Population in 35 cities
- Per Capita MSW per day
- MSW per day in these cities
- MSW per annum in these
- MSW scientifically treated
- Treated
- Untreated
- Phenomenal health hazard
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10.8 Crores
0.5 Kg
40,000 MT
15.33 MMT
Nearly 0.5 MMT
3.25%
96.75%
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| Phyisico-Chemical Characteristics of MSW
(% of net wt.) |
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1971-73* |
1995** |
2003 |
| Paper |
4.14 |
5.78 |
6 |
| Plastics |
0.69 |
3.9 |
7 |
| Metals |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2 |
| Timber |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
| Glass |
0.4 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
| Rags |
3.83 |
3.5 |
3 |
| Ash and Fine Earth |
49.2 |
40.3 |
35 |
| Total Compostable matter |
41.24 |
41.8 |
41 |
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| *Bhide and Sundaresan 1983; **EPTRI 1995 |
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The plastic in MSW mainly consists of packaging wastes like flexible items, films and bags generated in households, shopping centers, industrial and commercial areas, institutions, and the catering and hotel industry.
However the issues in all these cities are similar
- Poor Collection of MSW and almost all the MSW is simply dumped
- Scourge of plastic bags
- Lack of land availability for sanitary landfills
- No method of environmentally friendly disposal practiced yet |
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