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ABSTRACT
The main aim of this research is to find out the status current scenario as a result reduction in GHGs
of municipal solid waste generation and its emission and lead to creation of safe environment.
composition along with the relationship of economic
condition of different inhabitants with per capita of Thus on the basis of above research we can conclude
waste composition in Varanasi, the most crowded city that solid waste management and recycling a major
in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Municipal Solid issue of Varanasi district and with proper segregation
waste (MSW) is a heterogeneous in composition and and decentralization of solid waste we can reuse and
varied from place to place. Increasing population recycle various kind of waste depending upon nature
levels as well as rapid economic growth and rise in of waste. As a result less amount of waste need to be
living
ing standard of people speeded the generation rate disposed which further lead to reduction of o
of municipal solid waste in metropolitan cities of greenhouse gas emission and thus would help to lower
India. The objective of this paper is to providing an down carbon footprint.
insight of the stages of waste management i.e.
Keywords: MSW, SWM, VMC, TPD, MT
Prevention, Minimization, Recycle, Reuse, Energy
recovery, Disposal and its composition and amount in 1. INTRODUCTION:
order to improve the current solid waste management Municipal solid waste (MSW) commonly called as
practice of Varanasi municipality and also to provides trash or garbage or sometime rubbish is a waste type
a further insight of feasibility and aids of adopting consisting of everyday items that are no longer in use
segregation at source and decentralization of solid to the people like household garbage and litters ,
waste management in order to provide better future. sanitation residues, street sweeping, construction
Research data is gathered from preliminary field waste and demolition debris,, trade and non-hazardous
non
investigation, questionnaire survey and face to face industrial refuse and treated bio-medical
bio solid waste,
interview which show that with population of around electrical and electronic waste[2].
11,98,491[1]waste generated is 593TPD which
comprises of food waste (29.6%), followed by plastic The problem is further extended by the facts that
(18%), paper & cardboard (12.8%), textile (8.5%), waste generation has been on the rise consequent of
rubber & leather ( 5.7% ), bulk waste ( 9.6%) metal living of people in the urban areas. Because of rapid
(2.8%) other (5.7%). Since about 15% ( nearly 80 ton urbanization and population growth waste quantity is
) of compost is produced from an average of 500500-600 increasing at a very rapid rate in India per capita
ca
metric ton which is sold at Rs.1,000 per ton if waste generation increasing by 1.4% per annum With
decentralization and segregation of waste at its urban population increasing between 3-3.5%3 per
generation point is done effectively it would be sold at annum thus yearly increase in waste generation is
Rs.415 per ton result in better standard of living around 5% annually as an estimate India produces
society . out of 593 TPD waste only nearly 350 TPD more than 55 million tons of municipal solid waste
which would lead to dispose much less amount then annually.
ually. It is thus an obligatory duty of municipal
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7.1Data Analysis:-
Data are presented in the form of tables, analyzed and compare on the basis of cost/ton of waste processing in
different technologies.
Generation rate (kg/capita/day) = Quantity of solid waste (kg/day)
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Population (capita)
Relationship of economic condition of different communities with per capita waste production in
Varanasi (2015) :-
S.NO INCOME PERCENTAE WASTE GENERATION Waste
GROUP OF TOTAL (GM PER CAPITA PER generation
POPULATION DAY) (Tonne’s per day
1 HIGH 17 746 152
2 MIDDLE 38 540 246
3 LOW 30 384 138
4 SLUMS 15 317 57
TOTAL 593 TPD
Table 2: Per capita waste production in Varanasi
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CONCLUSION :- REFERENCES:-
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