Municipal Solid Waste Management: Processing - Energy Recovery - Global Examples

by Reddy; P. Jayarama

• ISBN13: 9780415690362
• ISBN10: 0415690366
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-30
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Comprehensive presentation an overall picture of municipal solid waste management, including waste generation and characterization, waste reduction and recycling, waste collection and transfer and waste disposal. It analyses how these aspects are practiced in developing and developed countries. The traditional method of disposal '¬ ; composting at different scales '¬ ; is discussed, including the benefits of compost. '¬ÜEnergy-from-waste-technologies'¬" are amply discussed, with comparisons between developed and developing countries, and with parameters and conditions for successful operation of these technologies. Moreover, the construction and operational aspects of landfills, to maintain environmental safety and the health of the residents nearby, are described in depth. In addition to a chapter with case studies of several countries and cities in every continent, a special chapter is dedicated to municipal solid waste management in India, including legal provisions, financial resources, private participation and citizens'¬" rights and obligations, and the status in three major cities. By presenting different elements that constitute a sustainable procedure that includes the recovery of clean energy, this volume will serve as a guide to students in science and engineering as well as to key players in the waste management services.

Author Biography

Dr. P. Jayarama Reddy is an energy consultant to the solar photovoltaic industry and has made it his mission to promote the application of renewable energy initiatives. He serves as a board member on several international renewable energy companies that work on solar module fabrication, power generation from biomass, and municipal solid waste. Dr. Reddy is retired as a professor of Physic and has devoted a large part of his life to crystal physics and the application of advanced materials in the semi-conductor and thin film industry. He has worked in the various big research laboratories, under which those at Cornell University (US), Imperial College (UK), Charles University (Czech Rep.) and Stuttgart University (Germany). The recipient of several awards and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK), Dr. Reddy has published a number of books on renewable energy, including 'Science and Technology of Photovoltaics' (BS Publications/CRC Press).

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgement	p. xiii
Basics	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Types of Solid Waste	p. 4
Waste Management Concepts	p. 10
Health and Environmental Impacts	p. 11
Global Warming	p. 13
Source Reduction	p. 19
Waste Generation and Characterization	p. 24
Waste Generation and Composition	p. 25
Waste Characterization	p. 34
Waste Reduction and Recyling	p. 38
Recycling	p. 39
Status in Developing Countries	p. 40
Status in Developed Countries	p. 44
Case of Plastics	p. 46
Nature of Plastics	p. 46
Recycling of Plastic Waste	p. 48
Recovery and Recycling of E-waste	p. 53
Waste Trading	p. 55
Waste Picking as a Livelihood	p. 55
Waste Collection and Transfer	p. 58
Waste Collection in Developing Countries	p. 58
Waste Collection in Developed Countries	p. 63
Waste Processing and Disposal	p. 66
Composting	p. 67
Process	p. 67
Benefits	p. 69
Composting Technologies	p. 70
Backyard or a Home Composting	p. 73
Vermi Composting	p. 75
Aerated (Turned) Windrow Composting	p. 81
Aerated Static Pile Composting	p. 83
In-Vessel Composting	p. 85
Biowaste Composting in Europe	p. 88
Composting Challenges	p. 89
Composting in Developing Countries	p. 89
Composting in Developed Countries	p. 95
Energy from Waste	p. 98
Introduction	p. 98
Assessment of Energy Recovery Potential	p. 100
Environmental Impacts of the Technologies	p. 102
Thermal Processing	p. 103
Combustion/Incineration	p. 103
Pyrolysis	p. 129
Gasification	p. 131
Plasma Arc Gasification	p. 137
Biochemical Processing	p. 141
Anaerobic Digestion (Biomethanation)	p. 141
Mechanical Biological Treatment	p. 158
Fermentation	p. 161
Chemical Processing: Esterification	p. 161
Recent Developments in WTE Technologies	p. 167
Planning and Execution of WTE Technologies	p. 169
Applications of Important Industrial Wastes	p. 173
Landfelling	p. 175
Introduction	p. 175
Environmental Impact Study	p. 177
Landfill Construction	p. 178
Decomposition in the Landfill	p. 182
Benefits	p. 184
Recovery and uses of Landfill Gas	p. 184
Associated Activities	p. 186
Health and Environmental Impacts	p. 186
An Example	p. 187
Landfills in Developing Countries	p. 191
Landfills in Developed Countries	p. 197
Msw Management in India	p. 199
Introduction	p. 199
Analysis of MSW	p. 205
Storage and Collection of MSW	p. 210
Transfer Stations and Trasporation	p. 216
MSW Treatment/Disposal	p. 219
Landfilling	p. 220
Composting	p. 221
Anerobic Digestion (Biomethanation)	p. 223
Incineration	p. 227
Gasification	p. 228
RDF Plants	p. 228
Recovery of Recyclables Materials	p. 230
Healthcare Waste Treatment	p. 232
Hazardous Waste Management	p. 233
E-waste Management	p. 234
Rules, Legislation and Legal Provisions	p. 236
Financial Resources	p. 245
Future Scenario	p. 251
Private Sector Participation in India	p. 256
Introduction	p. 256
Options in PSP Arrangement	p. 258
Examples of PSP in MSW Services	p. 261
Important Contractual Issues	p. 264
Survey on Privatisation of MSW Services	p. 268
Role of NGOs and CBOs	p. 270
Initiatives by Some State Governments	p. 271
Case Studies	p. 277
Msw Management and Planning-Global Examples	p. 304
Asia	p. 304
Africa	p. 312
Latin America	p. 328
Europe	p. 337
North America	p. 350
Annexures	p. 357
Waste Generation and Management Data by Country	p. 357
Waste-to-Energy Facilities in USA	p. 363
Waste-to-Energy Plants Operating in India	p. 370
Composting Plants in India	p. 377
Waste-to-Energy Status in China	p. 379
International Agreement and Commnitments to Environmentally Sound Management of Waste	p. 386
Types of Biogas Plants	p. 389
Zero-waste Approach	p. 395
Integrated Solid Waste Management	p. 397
Door to Door Refuse/Garbage Collection System in Surat Municipal Corporation City - A Project in Best Practice	p. 402
Centralised Co-digestion of Multiple Substrates: (CAD) Example of Denmark	p. 407
Glossary	p. 413
References	p. 423
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