Solid Waste Management

Dr. Md Salatul Islam Mozumder

Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer
Science
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Sylhet 3114
What is waste?
1. Solid waste management
2. Integrated solid waste management
Integrated solid waste management

- contemporary and systematic approach to solid waste

- complete waste reduction, collection, composting, recycling,
and disposal system.
- how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and manage waste to protect
human health and natural environment.
- evaluating local conditions and needs.
(Integrated) Solid waste management

• Waste collection
source separation
- 60% reduction
- reuse and recycle

• Collection methods
– frequency

• Truck/ Truck routing

• Disposal
(Integrated) Solid waste management

• Waste collection
source separation
- 60% reduction
- reuse and recycle

• Collection methods
– frequency

• Truck/ Truck routing

• Disposal
(Integrated) Solid waste management

• Waste collection
source separation
- 60% reduction
- reuse and recycle

• Collection methods
– frequency

• Truck/ Truck routing

• Disposal
(Integrated) Solid waste management

• Sanitary landfill
commonly used

• Resource recovery
– Anaerobic digestion
– Composting
– Incineration
- Pyrolysis
Disposal by sanitary landfill

- Site selection
- Site preparation
- Equipment
- Operation
Disposal by sanitary landfill

Site selection:
- Public opposition
- Proximity of major roadways
- Speed limits
- Load limits on roadways
- Bridge capacity
- Underpass limitation
- Traffic patterns and congestion
- Haul distance (in time)
- Detours
- Hydrology
- Available of cover materials
- Climate (flood, mud slides, snow)
- Buffer areas (high trees)
Disposal by sanitary landfill

Site selection:
- 30 m from streams
- 160 m from drinking water wells
- 65 m from houses, schools……
- 3000 m from airport runways
Sanitary landfill operation

- Area method
- Trench method
Sanitary landfill operation

- Cell - Bench
- Lift - Final cover
Sanitary landfill: Environmental consideration

- Landfill gases
- Leachate
Leachate composition:
Leachate collection system:
Sanitary landfill operation
Waste to energy

- Combustion
- Incineration
- Biogas production
Resource conservation and recovery

- Recycling => source separation

- Composting
- Methane recovery