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Biological Method of Disposing Solid Waste Under Aerobic Conditions

This document summarizes composting and landfilling as two methods for disposing of solid waste. It provides details on the types of organic waste suitable for composting and the microbial and environmental factors that must be controlled. Composting 306,928 tons per year of waste produces 166,610 tons of compost while releasing 136,318 tons of moisture and emissions. 387,542 tons per year of waste is sent to two landfills in Connecticut, where anaerobic digestion produces emissions and leachate totaling 116,263 tons while 271,280 tons accumulates in the landfills each year. The purpose is to provide data to inform governmental decision making around solid waste management.

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Biological Method of Disposing Solid Waste Under Aerobic Conditions

This document summarizes composting and landfilling as two methods for disposing of solid waste. It provides details on the types of organic waste suitable for composting and the microbial and environmental factors that must be controlled. Composting 306,928 tons per year of waste produces 166,610 tons of compost while releasing 136,318 tons of moisture and emissions. 387,542 tons per year of waste is sent to two landfills in Connecticut, where anaerobic digestion produces emissions and leachate totaling 116,263 tons while 271,280 tons accumulates in the landfills each year. The purpose is to provide data to inform governmental decision making around solid waste management.

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Biological method of disposing solid waste under aerobic

conditions
Feedstock suitable for composting:
Biodegradable/ Organic Wastes
Food Wastes
Wet Paper and Cartons
Yard wastes (Leaves, twigs)
Vegetables and Fruits

Mesophilic bacteria oxidise OM to CO 2 and heat is liberated


Key factors to be controlled:
Temperature
Moisture Content
C:N Ratio
pH

Micro-organisms + Water + Air

Biodegradable/
Organic Wastes

Composting

166 610.4 T/y

302 928 T/y

Raw Materials

Final Compost

Moisture Losses + Emissions


136 317.6 T/y

Product

From general Material balance eqn,


Input + Generation = Output Accumulation

Assuming there is no accumulation and


generation,
Input = Output

Given compost produced account for 55% of


the feedstock

Therefore,
Compost produced = (55/100) x 302928T/y
= 166 610.4 T/y
Input = Output
Organic Wastes = Compost + Moisture Losses + Emissions
302 928 T/y = 166 610.4 T/y + Moisture Losses + Emissions
Moisture Losses + Emissions = 136317.6 T/y

LANDFILL
Site for waste disposal
Dumping ground or tip or midden
Wastes trucks are weighed before
unloading on the working face

Covered with soil or chipped wood

2 landfills in Connecticut

387 542 tons/year of wastes are sent to landfill

8/17/2015

Material balance over


Landfill
Anaerobic digestion
C6H12O6

MSW
387 542 T/y

3CO2 + 3CH4

Emissions +
Leachate
116 262.6 T/y

LANDFILL

Accumulation = Inflow
Outflow

+
Generation

Accumulation = 387 542T/y


116262.6 T/y
Accumulation = 271 279. 4 T/y
8/17/2015

the purpose of collecting these data

provides insights into decision making at


governmental level.
For example : Recently,in the news it was
mentioned that a project to operate a WTE in
Mauritius still awaited approval.
More than 50 % of the MSW produced is
landfilled.
Mauritius : only one landfill hardly
accommodating all the waste generated

CONCLUSION
Connecticut(US state) : over 60 % of its municipal waste
have been directed to the WTE plant in 2008.
Just imagine if we get :
a) list of countries
b) Their waste characteristics
c) Their waste management results

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