COMPOSTING TECHNIQUES FOR DECENTRALIZED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

In India, waste management has been neglected since long. Due to rapid industrial growth with urbanization, waste quantity is increasing. Poor waste management services and lack of technology available for treatment of solid waste, most waste ends up at landfill and thus produces more greenhouse gas which is harmful to the environment. More land is needed for the disposal of the solid waste. If waste is segregated and treated at source the transportation cost, fuel and emissions due to waste hauling to landfill can reduce. The new solid waste management rules by Government of India lays emphasis on involvement of users in waste segregation and process at source to an extent possible. For this effective technique of composting for decentralised solid waste treatment are being studied. For this paper, a process of literature study, selecting case studies, data collection, data analysis, conclusion is chosen. Qualitative as well as quantitative information for different waste treatment technologies are collected and analysed to give the indicative parameters for selection along with the assessment of sustainability aspect for different factors.