Composition of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Recycling Scenario of Building Materials
Journal: International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology (IJSET) (Vol.3, No. 10)Publication Date: 2014-10-01
Authors : Tapas Dasgupta;
Page : 1259-1264
Keywords : Hazardous and non-hazardous waste; Recycling; Construction materials; Environmental pollution; Resources conservation;
Abstract
Presently in India, about 960 million tonnes of solid waste is being generated annually as by-products during industrial, mining, municipal, agricultural and other processes. Of this 350 million tonnes are organic wastes from agricultural sources; 290 million tonnes are inorganic waste of industrial and mining sectors and 4.5 million tonnes are hazardous in nature. Advances in solid waste management resulted in alternative construction materials as a substitute to traditional materials like bricks, blocks, tiles, aggregates, ceramics, cement, lime, soil, timber and paint. To safeguard the environment, efforts are being made for recycling different wastes and utilise them in value added applications. In this paper, present status on generation and utilization of both non-hazardous and hazardous solid wastes in India, their recycling potentials and environmental implication are reported and discussed in details.
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