Design of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Plant for a Dumping Ground

Abstract

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has become a heavy environmental drawback in major cities everywhere world. Solid waste management is one in every of the fundamental essential services provided by Municipal authorities within the country to stay urban centres clean. Municipal laws governing the urban native bodies don't have adequate provisions to deal efficiently with the ever-growing drawback of Solid Waste Management. With rapid urbanization, the situation is becoming critical as the population is increasing year by year. The people staying in Aadharwadi area situated in Kalyan city is been facing problems due to open dumping of domestic and commercial waste. Around 970 tons per day of solid waste is generated by 1978400 of population in year 2019. All the household and domestic waste under KDMC area is been openly dumped which leads to air pollution, aesthetical appearance, causing instant fire due to reactions, etc. The present report, in this context examines the amount and type of waste generated and the units required to treat the waste by designing the Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Plant for 3000 TPD (tons per day).

Keywords: solid waste, Treatment plant, Dumping ground, waste management, Waste treatment process.