Waste Situation in Bhuj

SAHJEEVAN 2010

Presentation Outline
Waste generation situation in Bhuj Waste management system in Bhuj

Garbage Study Methodology

Conducted in 15 sakhi areas ( !! "ro"erties#area$ %!!! "ro"erties& 'aste 'as analy(ed Waste 'as segregated and 'eighed to understand the amount and ty"e o) 'aste generated Weight 'as used to e*aluate the +uantity o) 'aste "roduced

Percent o) Waste ,y"es Generated

(%!!! "ro"erties$
Glass / Other Metallic 1e)to*er Crockery 0ecyclables Wra""ers 2unk -. . !. Waste Cardboard 1. Cloth 5. -. Plastic Packaging -. Plastic 0ecyclables %. Plastic Carry Bags (8 !9$ . Pa"er 7.

3egetable 4 Garden Waste 56.

:*erage ;ousehold Waste Generation

(Grams$
Glass / Crockery< 1 Metallic 1e)to*er Other 2unk 0ecyclables< Wra""ers< Waste< 6

Cardboard< 1 Cloth< 1 6 Plastic Packaging< 15 Plastic 0ecyclables< = Plastic Carry Bags (8 !9$< 5 Pa"er< 5 3egetable 4 Garden Waste< =

Waste Generation by :rea

(>ilograms$
1 ! 1e)to*er 2unk Waste 1!! 7! Metallic Wra""ers Other 0ecyclables Glass / Crockery 5! -! ! ! Cloth Cardboard Plastic Packaging Plastic 0ecyclables Plastic Carry Bags (8 !9$ Pa"er 3egetable 4 Garden Waste

>ilograms

Waste Pro"ortions by :rea

1!!. =!. 7!. 6!. 5!. 5!. -!. %!. !. 1!. !. 1e)to*er 2unk Waste Metallic Wra""ers Other 0ecyclables Glass / Crockery Cloth Cardboard Plastic Packaging Plastic 0ecyclables Plastic Carry Bags (8 !9$ Pa"er 3egetable 4 Garden Waste

Kaistha Sheri Lowest portion of wet waste generated coincides with blue bin Dheba Faliya & Sharaff Bazaar Commercial areas have more paper proportionally

Managing Waste
Only .o) the 'aste "roduced does not ha*e an alternati*e to the dum"ing site< so 'e ha*e the o""ortunity to reduce our en*ironmental im"act ;ealth and hygiene 'ill be im"ro*edAless )lies< co's< co' dung< 'aste cluttering streets< burnt 'aste releasing toBins into the air Cncome generating jobs can be created 'hile also im"ro*ing our en*ironment
Waste Composition

Bhangar'ala 6.

?on@ recyclables .

Wet Waste 57. Cloth %.

Waste Projections in Bhuj

77! kg collected )rom 5!! households

!D%- kg on a*erage "er household "er day

5551 tonnes o) 'aste "roduced "er year

Assuming 45,000 properties

5=5 kg 'et 'aste collected )rom 5!! households

!D % kg on a*erage "er household "er day

%656 tonnes o) 'et 'aste "roduced "er year

Assuming 45,000 properties

:lternati*e O"tions )or Wet Waste

Com"osting Blue Bin Program (Community@cattle o'ner "artnershi"$ >undis Bene)its
Managing kitchen 'aste in clean 'ay ;ealthy and hygienic >ee"ing animals out Ei*erting 'aste )rom containers

0ecyclable Waste
Waste Collected ,hrough Sakhi

:ll "lastics< glass< metal items< "a"er< cardboard< 4 other recyclables

-D1 tonnes "er day

Plastic Situation

1D- tonnes "er day 5!! tonnes "er year

C) 'e recycled our "lastic< 'e 'ould sa*eF

71-= barrels o) oil

!D11 lakhs m o) land)ill s"ace

7D= lakhs kilo'att hours o) energy

SourceG Stan)ord 0ecycling Center

Plastic Bag Situation

=1 kg o) "lastic carry bags "er day

*Assuming conservative estimate of 350 bags per kg

:lternati*e O"tionsG 0educing 4 0ecycling

or being su))ocated by it< o*er 1 million sea birds 4 marine mammals "er year
H,oBins are

H:nimals die )rom eating "lastic

released into the air 'hen "lastic is burned

:lternati*e O"tionsG 0eusing Plastic # Making ?e' Products # :lternati*e Materials

Pa"er Situation
1D1 tonne "er day
C) 'e recycled our "a"er< 'e 'ould sa*eF 1D!7 crore litres o) 'ater sa*ed 1D11 lakhs kg o) air "ollution !D=- lakh m land)ill s"ace

-!6D6 tonnes "er year

5=%1 trees "er year

Assuming 17 trees used per tonne of paper

15D% lakhs killo'att@hours o) energy

SourceG Children o) the Iarth

Cloth Situation

!D55 tonnes "er day

C) 'e recycled our clothF

!<!!! litres o) 'ater are sa*ed "er 1 kg o) cotton

1== tonnes "er year

1arge amounts o) oil< energy< and "ollutants are sa*ed

SourceG In*ironmental ;ealth Pers"ecti*es

Glass Situation

!D55 tonnes "er day

C) 'e recycled our glassF

%%D% tonnes o) carbon reduced

!! tonnes "er year

-! tonnes ra' materials sa*ed

SourceG ,rails"ace

Other 0ecyclables 4 Joil # Metallic Wra""ers Situation

Other 0ecyclables (including Metal$G

%15 kg "er day

115 tonnes "er year

?O?@0ICKC1:B1I Joil # Metallic Wra""ersG

7=D6 kg "er day

% D6 tonnes "er year

Street Waste Management Chain

Eum"ing Site

,ractor

Sa)ai >amdans

Eum"ster

Burned

;ousehold Waste Management Chain

Sakhi O"en Plot Eum"ing Site

Eum"ster ;ousehold Waste

Burned O"en Plot Co's # Eogs

0ecyclable Waste Management Chain

0ag"icker # 0ecycled Goods Collector Bhangar'ala
(L1! 'holesalers$

Pa"er Mill
(Pa"er 4 Cardboard$

Plastic Mill
(:ll ty"es o) "lastic$

>ansara Ba(aar
(Metals$

Glass Mill
(:ll ty"es o) glass$

Plastic Product Manu)acturer

3egetable (Commercial$ Waste Management Chain

Street # Eum"ster 3egetable Markets< ; otels< 4 0estaurants

,ractor

Eum"ing Site

Co's

Cattle O'ner