ANALYZING THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ALIGARH

Abstract

Due to rapid increase in the population over the last year few decades, urbanization, industrial growth and rising in the living standards. The rate of generation of municipal solid waste in Indian cities and town have also accelerated. In India, the urban local bodies popularly known as the municipal councils are responsible for management of activities related to public health. The bodies are doing their best but are not able to achieve the desired target. We find variety of waste leading the city to more unhygienic and haphazard growth of urban area particularly in the last 20 years. Municipal solid waste is a part of solid waste, and the waste that arises from human and animal activities are solid so it is discarded as useless/unwanted. The purpose of this study is to identify the various types of municipal waste and their sources. The sole purpose of this study is: ➢ To examine the physical and chemical composition of the municipal waste. ➢ To consider in general terms, the elements involved in the management of waste. ➢ Engineering aspects in the management of municipal solid waste. ➢ Reuse and recovery of the material from the municipal solid waste. There should be sustainable waste management strategies which are lagging behind. Present working model is PPP (public private partnership) to sustain the waste management so that the city appears cleaner and more hygienic. The paper aims to study the quantity and properties of municipal solid waste generated in municipality of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. The MSW generated is heterogeneous; composition of waste varies from place to place. Study was conducted during year 2018-2019, 2019-2020 of study period at seven different zones in Aligarh. The study and suggestions take place on the information collected to improve current MSW scenario in Aligarh. The study shows that the average solid waste produced by Aligarh is 460 metric tons per day with per capita generation equals to 400 - 450 grams/day.