JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To develop an integrated approach on various elements of handling and

management of solid wastes.

Course Outcome:

• An outlook on composition and characterization of solid wastes.
• Conceptual knowledge on recycling and reuse of solid wastes.
• Comprehensive knowledge on treatment and disposal of different types solid wastes.

UNIT - I

Types and Sources of solid wastes – Need for solid and hazardous waste management – Legislations on management and handling of municipal solid wastes, hazardous wastes and biomedical wastes.

UNIT - II

Waste generation rates – Composition – Hazardous Characteristics – TCLP tests – Waste sampling – Source reduction of wastes – Recycling and reuse.

UNIT - III

Handling and segregation of wastes at source – Storage and collection of municipal solid wastes – Analysis of collection systems – Need for transfer and transport – Transfer stations – labeling and handling of hazardous wastes

UNIT - IV

Waste processing – Processing technologies – biological and chemical conversion technologies – Composing – Thermal conversion technologies – Energy recovery – Incineration – Solidification and stabilization of hazardous wastes – treatment of biomedical wastes.

UNIT - V

Disposal in landfills – site selection – design and operation of sanitary landfills – secure landfills and landfill bioreactors – Leachate and landfill gas management – Landfill closure and environmental monitoring – landfill remediation Elements of integrated waste management

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen and Samuel A, Vigil, Integrated Solid Waste Management, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993
• 2. CPHEEO, Manual on Municipal Solid waste management, Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, Government of India, New Delhi, 2000 M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (Envir. Engg.)