Report by Karnataka in OA No 606 of 2018 regarding compliance of solid waste management and used water management. Total wet waste generated is 3832 TPD out of which 3613 TPD has been processed. Thus, there is a gap of 219 TPD. Some of the actions taken to tackle the …
An important way to address global food security is to make better use of the food already produced. Since at least one third of global food is wasted before consumption, there are enormous incentives to cut this waste and create a more sustainable food system. This paper focuses upon saving …
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Shri Babul Supriya informed Rajya Sabha that composting of garbage using compost pit in gardens, conversion of organic waste into pellets using Foodies machines at many places like PSOI-Nehru Park, Malcha Marg Market has also been followed for garbage disposal. …
After two years of decline, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere because of human activity increased 2 percent in 2013 over the previous year. That surge was fueled, in large part, because of a growing economy, falling coal prices and a cold winter, the U.S. Environmental Protection …
Urban India is facing an ever increasing challenge of providing for the incremental infrastructural needs of a growing urban population. According to the 2011 census, the population of India was 1.21 billion; of this 31% live in cities. It is further projected that by 2050 half of India’s population will …
The characteristics of municipal solid waste (MSW) is major factor, which considered as a basis for the design of efficient, cost effective and envrionmentally compatible waste management system. Solid waste management system requires a greater knowledge about composition of MSW. In present study, the compositions of Bhopal municipality waste were …
Utilisation of Municipal Solid Waste is important to curb the ever rising demand of scarce land for its disposal. Changing life style patterns, particularly in urban areas, has led to increase in generation of MSW. Municipal solid waste from Indian cities estimated to have 40% - 60% organic matter, which …
This study investigated the use of effective microorganisms (EM) for enhancement of biogas production through composting of solid pyrethrum remains after extraction of pyrethrins (marc). The laboratory scale experiment involved composting of the waste as substrate mixed with EM at different ratios consisting of a control, substrate with EM at …
Karur municipality’s civic refuse dumping site euphemistically dubbed the solid waste compost yard on the Vangal Road here is all set to undergo improvements at a cost of Rs.2.72 crore under the solid waste management schedule of Integrated Urban Development Mission. The Vangal Road compost yard is spread over 21 …
Fire that broke out at the compost yard of the municipality at Sekkadi Jebamalaipuram near Srinivasapuram here on Sunday night brings into focus the need for improving solid waste management in the town. Every day, about 110 tonnes of garbage are dumped at the compost yard. But they are not …
The compost products are useful in increasing soil fertility and decrease dumped municipal solid waste. Composting is accepted because it is economically and environmentally a safe method. Fungi are used for proper recycling of wastes. During the process of composting many physical parameters like pH, moisture content, Ash, weight loss …
Solid waste management (SWM) strategies offer huge potentials to contribute to climate change mitigation. To assess the potentials of SWM to contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and resource recovery, available technologies and strategies have to be analyzed. In this work, a SWM-GHG calculator was used to compare different potential …
While it seems logical that many restaurants have already begun to reap the benefits of installing onsite worm composting operations, airports may not be the first place people would think of to have such systems in place. The Charlotte Douglas International Airport will change that fact when they open a …
The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the anaerobic digestion and composting process for disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) on economical aspects. Economic evaluation includes 3 major costs: (i) capital cost, (ii) operation and maintenance cost and (iii) reinvestment cost.
ARANTHANGI: The Aranthangi Municipality in coordination with the public and service organisations, will take up the solid waste management programme in a phased manner in all wards, said P. Mariappan, Municipal Chairman. Speaking at a function to mark the inauguration of the two-day training on
The present paper deals with the characterization of solid waste. During the study period Chitrakoot Nagar Panchayat, the MSW composition was found as polythene (10.12%), plastic (4.78%), rubber (3.70%), metals (2.84%), glass (4.08%), wood (5.55%), cotton and cloths (4.29%), paper and cardboards (7.77%), vegetable wastes (11.66%), soil and constructional wastes …
The Jatropha plant has pantropic distribution and survives under arid conditions. The seed yields 30% oil known as hell oil, pinheon oil, oleum infernale or oleum ricini majoris, which contains small amounts of an irritant curcanoleic acid, which is related to ricinoleic acid, the principle active ingredients of castor oil …
It was 3 pm. I was on top of a mountain in the middle of the only green expanse in the cold desert in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. For the last 50 km I saw only mountains of stones and sand, and I would see only desert for the …
