Waste Collection and Treatment for a Suburban Area. Case Study Narhe

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: 100, Savitribai Phule Pune University, formerly University of Pune (Sinhgad College), course: Civil Engineering, language: English, abstract: In the present study, an attempt has been made to provide an effective collection system (software-based), transportation and disposal of Solid Waste in Narhe. Urban waste collection is also one of the factors that should be considered in the Solid Waste Management Capacity of the respective city. In the present case study, the solid waste management system for Narhe in which the collection and disposal system is mainly concentrated.The total quantity of solid waste generated in the Pune city (Pune Municipal Corporation) is estimated to be around 1700 Tonnes Per Day (TPD). Whereas Narhe counts to 40-45 TPD. In absence of appropriate systems, inadequate institutional arrangement and poor financial health of urban local bodies, suburbs are following rudimentary methods of waste disposal creating problems for public health and environmental sanitation.