Solid waste management plan for Ghazipur city

Abstract

What we discard, reject, abandon or otherwise release into the environment becomes waste. We usually call this garbage. Earlier waste management was hardly considered to be an issue of concern because the major constituents of solid waste were domestic wastes and agricultural residues which are both biodegradable and can disposed off in an environmentally safe manner. But with passage of time due to advancement, increasing consumerism and changing lifestyles of people, management of solid waste has come as a problem. If not managed properly, these waste materials can have adverse impact in the environment and serious consequences on the public health, arising from the contamination of the soil, water or air and spread of diseases through vectors thriving on waste. The problem of urban solid waste is assuming alarming proportion. Municipal solid waste consists of households waste, construction and demolition debris, sanitation residue and waste from streets. This study is conducted with an aim to prepare the Solid waste management plan for Ghazipur Municipal Area. Need of the study is because the solid waste statistics of Ghazipur City, given by Nagarpalika further proves that the waste disposal in the city lacks the basic infrastructure needed for management services. It is estimated that with increase in population, the city will become more congested. If attention is not given at this stage, it will not only increase the problems of urban dwellers but also disturb the future waste management cycle. A comprehensive literature review is done to understand the key terminologies, theories, standards, norms, tools & techniques, etc related to SWM. The study addresses existing issues of solid waste management in Ghazipur city, finding the gap in several heads and attempts to provide suitable solutions for collection, segregation, transportation, and disposal system for municipal waste. Critical analysis and proposal is based on primary and secondary data collected from the study area. Suitable solutions and recommendations such as door to door collection, network analyses, introduction of 3R (reuse, reduce, recycle) etc. to overcome the above identified issues will be proposed. GIS is used for mapping, digitizing, finding out preferable areas for bin location and network analyses. This study and process adopted for preparation of waste management plan will be helpful for the Ghazipur nagarpalika as well as for other ULBs to prepare waste management plan.