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OF SOLID WASTE
MICHAEL T. ANG
SDS 269
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
September 7, 2019
INTRODUCTION
• Incineration:
• Solidification: solid waste are melted or evaporated to produce a
sand like residue.
• Heat treatment: Heat applied at moderate temperature, is used in
treating volatile solvents.
• Chemical treatment: is the application of chemical treatment in the
treatment of corrosive solid.
Waste Disposal
Moeller, D. W. (2005). Environmental Health (3rd ed.). Cambridge, MA:Harvard University Press
• Landfill site and Incineration site
Causal of increase in solid waste
• Population growth
• Increase in industrials manufacturing
• Urbanization
• Modernization
Modernization, technological advancement and increase in global
population created rising in demand for food and other essentials.
This has resulted to rise in the amount of waste being generated
daily by each household. 158 million tons of municipal solid waste
is produced annually in U.S
Factors That Contribute To the Solid Waste Generation
Solid Waste:
“Heterogenous mass of discarded material”
Bio-degradable
can be degraded (paper, wood, fruits and others)
Non-biodegradable
cannot be degraded (plastics, bottles, old
machines,cans, styrofoam containers and others)
Classification of wastes according to their
origin and type
• Municipal Solid wastes: Solid wastes that include household garbage, rubbish, construction &
demolition debris, sanitation residues, packaging materials, trade refuges etc. are managed
by any municipality.
• Bio-medical wastes: Solid or liquid wastes including containers, intermediate or end products
generated during diagnosis, treatment & research activities of medical sciences.
• Industrial wastes: Liquid and solid wastes that are generated by manufacturing & processing
units of various industries like chemical, petroleum, coal, metal gas, sanitary & paper etc.
• Agricultural wastes: Wastes generated from farming activities. These substances are mostly
biodegradable.
• Radioactive wastes: Waste containing radioactive materials. Usually these are byproducts of
nuclear processes. Sometimes industries that are not directly involved in nuclear activities,
may also produce some radioactive wastes, e.g. radio-isotopes, chemical sludge etc.
• E-wastes: Electronic wastes generated from any modern establishments. They may be
described as discarded electrical or electronic devices. Some electronic scrap components,
such as CRTs, may contain contaminants such as Pb, Cd, Be or brominated flame retardants.
SOURCES AND OTHER TYPES OF WASTE
Source Typical Waste Generators Types of solid wastes
Food wastes
Paper
1:Residential Single and multifamily dwellings
Cardboard
Plastics
Textiles
Leather
Yard wastes
Wood
Glass
Metals
Ashes
Special wastes
(e.g bulky items, consumer electronics,
white goods, batteries, oil, tires), and
household hazardous wastes.)
Housekeeping wastes
Packaging
2: Industrial Light and heavy manufacturing,
Food wastes
fabrication, construction sites, power
Construction and demolition
and chemical plants.
materials
Hazardous wastes
Ashes
Special wastes.
Paper
cardboard
3:Commercial Stores, hotels, restaurants, markets,
plastics
office buildings, etc.
wood
food wastes
glass
metals
special wastes
hazardous wastes
4: Institutional Schools, hospitals, prisons, government Same as commercial.
centers.
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Wood
5:Construction and demolition New construction sites, road repair,
steel
renovation sites, demolition of buildings
concrete
dirt etc.
Street sweepings
6:Municipal services Street cleaning, landscaping, parks,
landscape and tree trimmings
beaches, other recreational areas, water
General wastes from parks
and wastewater treatment plants.
Beaches
Recreational areas; sludge.
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