Storage, Collection and Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste.
Storage of municipal waste.
Collection methods of municipal waste.
Tools and Equipments - Litter Bin, Broom, Shovels, Handcarts,
Mechanical road sweepers, Community Bin like movable and
stationary Bin.
Transportation of municipal waste.
Transportation vehicles with their capacity and working-Animal
carts, Auto vehicles, Tractors or Trailers, Trucks, Dumper,
Compactor vehicles. Transfer station- meaning, necessity, location
Organization pattern of solid waste management.
State the methods of storage of solid municipal waste.
1) Large numbers of open communal storage sites and unofficial dumps.
2) Plastic buckets (with lids), with capacities between 7 and 10 L,
3) Plastic bins (with lids), with capacities between 30 and 60 L and
equipped with handles
4) Galvanized steel or plastic bins (with lids), with a capacity between 50
and 70 L,
5) Disposable plastic bags have a number of advantages.
6) Other items commonly used for the storage of wastes include
cardboard boxes, kerosene cans, and containers made out of truck tires.
7) DEPOTS a depot typically consists of a single-story building about the
size of a large garage.
8) ENCLOSURES an enclosure is probably the most common communal
storage method in Asia. Enclosures can have capacities from 1 to 10 m3
9) FIXED storage bins this type of container usually is built from
concrete blocks.
What are the arrangements to be made for the efficient storage of household
waste?
All Householders must only present waste for collection by a permitted
waste collector.
All householders must retain all records i.e. receipts/dockets as proof of
the proper disposal of their household waste.
All waste must be stored and presented in appropriate receptacles in a
manner that would not danger to health, do not create a risk to traffic,
do not harm the environment or create a nuisance such as odor or litter.
All recyclables must be separated at source and presented for collection in
appropriate receptacle.
If a separate organic collection service is made available this waste shall also
be separated at source for collection.
What are the arrangements to be made for
the efficient storage of household waste?
Receptacles must not be overfilled and lids must be closed at all times.
Householders must not present waste for collection prior to collection
day.
Householder must remove any waste containers and/or uncollected
waste from point of collection within 12hrs of the designated collection
time.
It is advised for the storage of bio-degrade waste or wet waste the
container should be of capacity 15 lit.
Explain any two methods of collection of municipal waste.
(A) Collection system Based on the availability of service
1. Curb (Kerb-side)
Kerb side collection, or curbside collection, is a service provided to
households, typically in urban and suburban areas, of removing household
waste.
House owner is responsible for placing solid waste containers at the curb
on scheduled day. The work man come, collect and empty the container
and put back at the curb.
House owner is required to take back the empty containers from the
curb to his house.
2. Alley Service -
The containers are placed at the alley line from where they are
picked up by workmen from refuse vehicle who deposit back the
empty container.
3. Set out Set Back Service -
Set out man go to the house collect containers and empty them in
the refuse vehicle.
Another group of persons return them to the house owner’s yard.
4. Backyard Service -
The workers with the vehicles carry a bin, wheel-barrow or sack or
cloth to the yard and empty the solid waste container in it. The
wheel barrow or bin is then taken to solid waste vehicle where it is
emptied.
B) Collection Method Based on mode of operation:
1. Hauled Container System
An empty storage container (Known as a drop- off box) is hauled to the
storage site to replace the container that is full of waste, which is then
hauled to the processing point, transfer station or disposal site.
2. Stationary Container System
In this system, containers used for the storage of waste remain at the point
of collection.
The collection vehicles generally stop alongside the storage containers, and
collection crews load the waste from the storage containers into the
collection vehicles and then transport the waste to the processing, transfer
or disposal site.
Enlist any four transport vehicles with their
capacities for transporting municipal waste.04
Handcart- Consist of 6 or 8 bins of 25 lit capacity.
Animal cart - 1.5 M3
Auto vehicle - 2 M3
Dumper - 12 M3
Compactor - 5 -10 M3
Tractor and Trailer- 6 M3
Truck - 10 M3
Enlist tools and equipment for collection and
transportation of a solid waste.
Litter bin
Broom
Shovels
Handcarts
Animal carts
Tractors and Trailers
Auto vehicle
Trucks.
Dumper
Compactors vehicles.
What is meaning of transfer station? And explain its Necessity and
suitable Location.8M
Definition.- These are the open or closed structures built by competent
authority at various locations in city and waste collected by hauling
vehicles is initially transferred to these stations prior to loading into large
vehicles.
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Necessity of transfer stations:
Transfer stations are necessary due to following reasons
1. They prevent the scattering of MSW.
2. To have ease in proper storage and collection of MSW from
different locations.
3. To prevent nuisance due to scattered solid waste to nearby
area.
4. To reduce the haul distance.
Location
1. It should be near to disposal site.
2. It should be in the area where traffic flow is smooth.
3. It should be in area where land and property rates are cheap.
4. It should not be in thickly populated and residential area.
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Draw the organization pattern of solid waste management.
