Feasibility Study of Decentralized Municipal Solid Waste and Design Treatment Facility for Jhansi City

Abstract

The exponential growth of urban communities and the subsequent rise in the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) exert tremendous pressure on the traditional MSW management system and are beginning to surpass the disposal capability. In order to resolve this problem, the decentralized MSW system is the most prevalent form in which smaller waste disposal facilities are combined at different levels. In addition, MSW will become a significant urban resource to counter rising energy usage by waste-to-energy (WTE) technology capable of producing electricity, heat and biogas. This paper discusses the disposal of urban solid waste in Jhansi City as part of the decentralization initiative. The goal is to examine the decentralized management of solid waste to attain sustainable waste management. In order to meet the targets, waste characteristics, generation rate, storage, recycling and stakeholder functions and waste management responsibilities have been analyzed. Results show that waste is mainly biodegradable (65%) with a processing rate of 0.53 (0.3-0.65) kg/capita/day and 38.3% collection coverage. In this paper an integrated bio-methanation plant is proposed for decentralized WTE management system for Jhansi City, with short overview of recent developments and approaches used for handling MSW in the world is presented along with latest research studies available on MSW literature.