Solid Waste Management:

Example 1: Estimate the overall moisture content of a sample of solid wastes with the
typical composition given below:

Sl. Component % by mass

No
01 Food Wastes 15
02 Paper 40
03 Cardboard 4
04 Plastics 3
05 Textiles 2
06 Rubber 0.5
07 Leather 0.5
08 Garden Trimmings 12
09 Wood 2
10 Glass 8
11 Tin Cans 6
12 Nonferrous metals 1
13 Ferrous Metals 2
14 Dirt, Ashes, Brick, etc. 4

Example 2: Determine the energy value of typical municipal solid wastes with the average
composition shown below:

Sl. Component % by mass

No
01 Food Wastes 15
02 Paper 40
03 Cardboard 4
04 Plastics 3
05 Textiles 2
06 Rubber 0.5
07 Leather 0.5
08 Garden Trimmings 12
09 Wood 2
10 Glass 8
11 Tin Cans 6
12 Nonferrous metals 1
13 Ferrous Metals 2
14 Dirt, Ashes, Brick, etc. 4
Example 3: From the following data estimate the unit waste generation rate for a residential
area consisting of approximately 1000 homes. The observation location is a local transfer
station, and the observation period is one week.
1. Number of compactor truck loads: 10
2. Average size of compactor truck: 15.3 m3
3. Number of flatbed loads: 10
4. Average flatbed volume: 1.15 m3
5. Number of loads from individual residents’ private cars and trucks: 20
6. Estimated volume per domestic vehicle: 0.23 m3

Example 4: Estimate the horsepower required to reduce municipal solid wastes to a final
size of about 3 in for a plant with a capacity of 80 tons/h using the data given in below fig.