MARCH 1 2021
SOUL SEARCHING
Planning to do a small business close to nature once I return to India
Waste management
2 types of waste
1. Organic- wet waste/ stinks
2. Inorganic- recyclable- Plastic, Jute, Rubber, Metal, Glass (Old clothes barter with metal containers)
3. Construction and abolition waste
Organic waste – If we have 400-500 Kg of organic waste we could turn it into-
· Biogas-
· Large amounts of Biogas could be turned into Electricity using diesel generator
· Compost
Flowers to Agarbattis
Inorganic- recyclable- Plastic, Jute, Rubber, Metal, Glass (Old clothes barter with metal containers)
Polymer never dies- plastic
Waste to energy- INCINERATION- Mass burning- 4-5 powerplants-
Waste Sludge Acceptance- KOS-Refuse bunker- Combustion
Refused dry fuel= RDF
RDF is coal equivalent with calorification value- raw material for power plants.
Construction and abolition waste - with cement and other stuff- turned into New bricks/paver blocks
Very inspired listening to
Garbage to Gold | C Srinivasan | TEDxVITVellore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6357WexayZU
Satyameva Jayate show- Amir Khan Page 6-7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS0_FCBzI_w
· MUMBAI MUNICIPALITY IS SPENDING 2300 CRORES RUPEES FOR CLEANING
· TIPPING FEES- About Rs.500 per tonnes based on the city. One truck can carry- 5-10 tonnes wastes- so about 2500 -10000 Rs per truck. Also the driver gets paid for every trip 200-800 Rs
· BIRJU MANDIR (activist) and S.R.Maley (Scientist)
· Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
· The landfill sites- one hectare chosen- and the dumped wastes were first leveled to ground. It had all the wastes including organic and inorganic.
· Sprayed with bacteria and let them do the treatment of waste. Also Flies or maggots were allowed to decompose the waste. Then the plastic, glass and fabric wastes remained, which were collected and carried for recycling.
· 2 flies turn into 70000 flies in 5 days.
· Postfacto inoculation of good bacteria into the dump yards
· One hectare was turned into utilizable land with just- 9 lakh rupees
· 20 hectares turned good in 3 crore rupees
· Capping and closure Scheme- Cover the garbage mountain with green grass sheets and grow plants on top.
· The Authorities chose this scheme that asks for 70 crores and denied the above scheme.
