Assessment of Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management options with reference to Seasonal variations in Zone-B, Town-II Peshawar, Pakistan
Authors
WISAL SHAH
Abstract
This study was conducted for the Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) produced in the urban area of district Peshawar. The objective of this study was to assess the seasonal wise characterization, composition and generation of MSW for 3R’s (Reuse, Recovery, Recycling) potential. For this purpose, composite samples of MSW were collected for two seasons’ summer and winter from main dumping site using quartering method. These samples were analyzed for characterization, moisture contents, mass, volume, density and percent composition. Per capita generation rate was also determined by conducting household field survey. The main bulk of the MSW generated in Zone-B Town-II, Peshawar comprised of organic waste. Percentage composition of MSW for both summer and winter season has no significant change of organic matter. It was concluded that ~50% of MSW in both seasons can be used for making composting, ~30 % for recycling and ~20% as Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) for energy recovery.
Keywords: Municipal Solid Waste, Composition, Generation Rate, Recycling, Seasonal Variation.
