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Waste To Energy: The Opportunity: Solid Waste Management

The document discusses waste management issues in Surat City, India and proposes a waste-to-energy model as a solution. Surat generates 1800-2100 metric tons of solid waste per day, which is currently a problem to dispose of. A waste-to-energy process could convert waste into energy through incineration, reducing greenhouse gases. This would help address the city's lack of viable waste processing models while generating renewable energy. However, only a small portion of waste is suitable for the process, so improving machinery is needed to handle more types of waste and further minimize landfill use.

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Waste To Energy: The Opportunity: Solid Waste Management

The document discusses waste management issues in Surat City, India and proposes a waste-to-energy model as a solution. Surat generates 1800-2100 metric tons of solid waste per day, which is currently a problem to dispose of. A waste-to-energy process could convert waste into energy through incineration, reducing greenhouse gases. This would help address the city's lack of viable waste processing models while generating renewable energy. However, only a small portion of waste is suitable for the process, so improving machinery is needed to handle more types of waste and further minimize landfill use.

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Waste to Energy

A World of tomorrow where cleanliness will not only be next to godliness but also a savior for earth

The Opportunity: Solid waste management reduces the amount of greenhouse gases and
Surat city is no different from other cities in India and solid carbon emissions released into the atmosphere
waste management was not a priority till 1994. After the
Waste to energy business model
aftermath of plague in 1994 there was a change in the
attitude and approach of the Surat Municipal Corporation
and the citizens and the recent Swachh Sarvekshan 2019
brought Surat some happiness though the city could not
push itself to be among the top 10 cleanest cities in the
country, the city remained in the 14th position as in the
previous year. But the problem remains in Waste disposal
and not collection.
Waste generation in Surat:
Over the years municipal solid waste has increased from
865 MT in 2002 to nearly 1800 to 2100 MT in 2017.
The Problem Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves
There are some prominent problems in solid waste the combustion of organic substances contained in waste
management system of the city: materials. Incineration of waste materials converts the
waste into ash, flue gas and heat. The heat generated by
 Lack of viable business models in the sector.
incineration can be used to generate electric power.
 Problem of Identifying suitable site for disposal of
solid waste. Future of Waste to Energy model
 Bulk of spending (80%) on collection and Energy from waste is a hot topic at the minute in the fight
transportation, very little on processing or against climate change, so it’s role in promoting longer
treatment. term environmental responsibility is only going get more
 Municipality under tremendous pressure to significant. Governments and councils are constantly
address the processing and disposal of municipal faced with energy targets and we need more innovative
solid waste. ways of dealing with waste in our throwaway society.
 Majority of the waste collected is burnt on public Sustainability of the model:
spaces.
Majority of the Solid waste generation is in the form of
The Solution: Waste to Energy model food waste, plastic bags / bottles etc. and approximately
Waste to energy is the process of creating energy (that can only 6% of the plastic waste can be processed under
be used as heat or electricity) from waste materials, more waste to energy model and the rest goes to filling out the
commonly called municipal solid waste (MSW). This landfill. Hence, the most practical outcome for processing
treatment is a form of energy recovery, and the process Waste to Energy would be to be able to refine the
actually helps to minimize waste too. What cannot be used machinery and equipment to such a tight level so that
in energy recovery will be sent to landfill. smaller and smaller waste streams could be processed,
and in doing so continue to shrink the amount of waste
Benefits of waste to energy model
sent to landfill and a complete ban on low grade plastics
 The energy derived is a partly renewable energy
which could not be recycled easily.
source, which contributes to renewable energy
Sources:
targets,
http://www.iraj.in/journal/journal_file/journal_pdf/14-530-
 Reduces the need for additional fuel sources, as 155495798434-36.pdf
this form of energy can also be used alongside www.reuters.com
wind and solar for sustainable energy solutions, www.regenwaste.com/why-is-waste-to-energy-important
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
 Diverting waste that would be sent to landfill en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incineration

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