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MSW management in Jamshedpur: Challenges & solutions

4.2.4. Processing/treatment Table 4. Tricycle collection
The mixed waste includes non-biodegradable and Parameter Value Remark
hazardous materials that pose a risk to health or the Coverage 800 Manual tricycle is
environment. By eliminating these components, we households a semi-mechanical
convert waste into valuable assets. We can also convert daily vehicle operated
waste materials’ biodegradable or organic components Per-capita waste 2.6 kg/ by manpower
into beneficial organic compost. 31 generation rate household specifically in narrow
Windrow composting is extensively utilized on lanes. They operate
a significant scale in India due to the arid climatic Total waste 2.08 tonnes to cover a maximum
generated (800 HH)
conditions. Composting with open triangular or of 800 HH for waste
trapezoidal windrows is more favorable in warmer collection 27
climates. In windrow composting, organic materials Abbreviation: HH: Households.
decompose to create stable organic matter. This process
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involves carefully controlling the temperature and Table 5. Hand cart/trolley collection
microbiological activity to break down organic materials Parameter Value Remark
into a stable, nutrient-rich substance. People widely Coverage 200 Handcart is operated
utilize compost in various fields, such as agriculture, households by workers,
horticulture, home gardening, land reclamation, wetland daily specifically in narrow
mitigation, and erosion prevention. Its primary purpose Per-capita waste 2.6 kg/ lanes. They operate
is to enhance soil organic matter and create an optimal generation rate household to cover a maximum
environment for plant growth. These materials have a Total waste 0.52 tonnes of 200 HH for waste
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high moisture content, which makes them appropriate generated (200 HH) collection.
for anaerobic digestion and biogas production. Abbreviation: HH: Households.
As shown in Figure 5, TSUISL installed a windrow
composting facility with a 50 – 60 TDP capacity in Table 6. Comparison of dumpsites versus sanitary
Jamshedpur. This plant is in Sakchi, next to Jubilee landfills
Park. The success of the windrow composting Features Dumpsites Sanitary landfills
technique requires multiple favorable conditions, with Design Unregulated and Engineered, safe, and
one of them being a hot and humid climate. Recently, open closed
a bio-methanation facility with an anaerobic digester Environmental High potential With leachate
capacity of 20 MLD was established, and plastic waste impact risk for pollution treatment and gas
has become increasingly popular for road construction, management
which is widely recognized as a highly efficient way to Prevalence in Bagun Hathu Narela-Bawana
extract value. 34 India (Jamshedpur) (Delhi)

4.2.5. Landfill/dumpsite Abbreviation: HH: Households.
In India, landfills and dumpsites serve different meanings
for the waste disposal mechanism. Unregulated waste
disposal sites, i.e., dumpsites, are for open disposal of
waste without safeguarding regulations. These dump
sites are mostly depression areas, barren areas, or
unclaimed land near any water bodies. The landfill is a
technical term for regulated disposal sites with properly
engineered facilities for liners, leachate collection, and Figure 5. Composting plant at Bara Dih (windrow
methane capture mechanisms to ensure the safety of composting)
people and the environment (Table 6). Dumpsites are
prevalent because of inadequate infrastructure, financial pollution is through compacting waste and adding
constraints, and non-compliance with scientific topsoil cover in a semi-controlled/operated landfill.
management practices. 35 Jamshedpur has a semi-controlled landfill/dumpsite
(i) Jamshedpur also has a dump site in Bagaun Hathu beside the XLRI educational group on Marine Drive
(ii) A sophisticated method for preventing environmental highway

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