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Solid Waste Management Full Report
Solid Waste Management Full Report
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Table of slides
• The present scenario
• Discard/dump, or burn
• Public health & hygiene concerns
• Moral issues – the management of the commons
• Technical issues – sanitary landfill & incineration
• Issues of management and financial discipline
• Promotional messages
• Our choices
• Possible actions
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The Present Scenario
out of towns…
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The Present Scenario
and this too…
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Discard/dump or burn
In order to reduce
pollution:
sanitary landfill
and incineration
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Public Health & hygiene concerns
• Blocked open sewers > fly & mosquito breeding >
feces-borne & mosquito-borne diseases
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Moral Issues
The Management of the commons
The disparity between personal cleanliness and orderliness in one’s
own house & compound, and the messiness of the commons.
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Technical Issues
No universal solution for all kinds of waste
Sanitary landfill Incineration
• Lining • High temperatures
• Covering • Fast cooling
• Collection & treatment of leachate • Air filters
• Methane retrieval & use • Adequate use of fly ash
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Issues of Management
• Adequate collection services missing
• Adequate processing services missing
• Capacity building at lower levels required
• Corruption in administrative & political offices
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Promotional Messages
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Our Choices
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Possible Actions
Reduce – Re-use – Recycle
• Challenge manufacturers of
hazardous waste (e.g. batteries) and
complex waste (e.g. IT industry) to
recycle
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Nature is nothing but recycled goods…
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Contact
Tel: : 0413 262 2469
eco_pro@auroville.org.in
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green.aurovilleportal.org