Solid Waste Management in Shimla

A Presentation by

Dr. D.P. Singh

Project Coordination

Municipal Corporation
Shimla.
View of The Ridge,Shimla
A view of Central Shimla
What do we do with all the Solid
Waste we produce?
THIS IS WHAT WE DO…
 Solid Waste?

 Solid Waste – Industrial Waste

= Municipal Solid Waste

Garbage, Paper,
Plastic, Household
waste, other
discarded material
Solid Waste Management?

Planning of activities to
provide collection,
segregation, storage,
transport disposal of Solid
Waste
 Importance of Solid Waste
Management
 Population Growth – 2.1% p.a.
 Per capita waste generation
1947 2006
290 Gms/day 490 Gms/day

 More that 25% waste not collected at all

 70% Indian cities lack transport facilities
 Growing consumer market
 Dangerous Waste
(Know about your waste)

Time taken for the degradation of waste

1. Bus tickets- 2-4 weeks.
2. Cotton cloth- 1-5 months
3. Rope- 1 year
4. Painted wood- 13 years
5. Tin Box- up to 100 years
6. Aluminium Box- 200-500 years.
7. Plastic bags/Glass bottles- 450 years.
 Status in Municipal Corporation
Shimla
 About 65 MT of Garbage Generated
 Only about 70 per cent is Collected
 Rest is littered in Nallas, Streets and
Hillside
 D2D Garbage collection has failed earlier
being introduced again
 Emphasis on community participation.
Current Garbage Management in
Shimla
Waste Generated Street/House-
on Streets / House- Holds to Dumper
holds Containers

Transfer for Solid Lifting Through

Waste Treatment Dumper Placers
How new system would work?
Bulk Source Littering and Vegetable
Households Shops.
Apartments. Horticulture waste Market

D2D Collection and Primary Segregation