Municipal waste management: a study of methods of disposal, issues of sustainability and energy recovery of municipal waste management at organic recycling systems Pvt. Ltd.
Student name: Ms Gargi Rajawat
Guide: Dr Prateek Sharma
Year of completion: 2012
Host Organisation: Organic Recycling Systems Pvt. Ltd., Navi Mumbai
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Mr Chetan Patil
Abstract: Municipal waste affects a large population density and currently is the biggest problem of modern
cities and urban centers; consequently it interferes with basic civil rights and day to day functioning
of these places. The objective of this report is to study the management of operations, methodology
and manpower involved in handling municipal waste and how they can be improved.
The purpose of infrastructure development work which we saw in last 15 yrs is defeated right from
its inception when a system of waste disposal and recycling is not planned in advance. This report
studies the procedures of waste handling from its source to the destination of its disposal, various
technologies and processes of disposal and recovery of energy and reusable material after
treatment of waste. The management of manpower and compliance with various legal and technical
regulations is equally important and a neglected part in waste management.
SWM is not a one part deal, its takes a lot of field of interests to accomplish one goal, some of them
have been described below.
Key Words: Municipal, waste, development, recovery and energy
