Subject: -Solid Waste Management
1. Explain Integrated Solid Waste Management by citing out the
political, environmental and economic aspects along with its
advantages.
2. Describe the design and operation of a sanitary landfill with a neat
sketch.
3. Define waste disposal. Point out the factors to be considered while
disposing solid waste.
4. Municipal solid waste is generated within the community from
several sources, not just the household. List and discuss these
sources.
5. How does incineration help in the management of solid waste?
Describe the incineration technologies and air emissions and its
control in detail.
6. Describe the design and operation of a sanitary landfill with a neat
sketch.
7. List out various methods of disposal of solid waste. Describe briefly
ocean disposal of solid waste.
8. Determine the landfill area required for a municipality with a
population of 50,000 given the following detail.
Solid waste generation 1500 gm/person/day
Compacted density of soil waste in landfill - 500kg/m³
Average compacted depth of solid waste - 3m.
9. Explain briefly, ramp and pit method of sanitary land filling.
[Link] neat schematic diagram, explain the functional elements of the
solid waste management.
[Link] the physical, chemical & biological properties of municipal
solid waste.
[Link] explain the classification of solid waste, with examples.
[Link] Ground water monitoring.
[Link] the block diagram and explain 3R principles of SWM.
15. Illustrated that Transfer station, processing and transport.
[Link] the Biological transformation: Composting,
vermicomposting.
17. Explain the Recovery of thermal conversion products (incineration,
types and design consideration).
18. Explain Gas generation and management.
[Link] you are Sanitary Engineer and Civil Engineer how manage
in your municipality visits to observe collection, transport and
landfill operation of SWM of nearest municipalities.
[Link] and prepare Overview and case study of waste management
practices in municipality and VDC.
[Link] source, type, Composition and Characteristics of municipal
solid waste.
[Link] is Conversion technology for resources recovery .