Abstract:
Waste are substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be
disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the provisions of the law.
Municipal Solid wastes include household garbage, rubbish, construction &
demolition debris, sanitation residues, packaging materials, trade refuges etc. are
managed by any municipality. Solid Waste Management refers to a systematic
process that comprises of waste segregation and storage at source, primary
collection, secondary storage, transportation, secondary segregation, resource
recovery, processing, treatment, and final disposal of solid waste.
The aim of this study is to improve the solid waste management (SWM) system
of Guwahati city. Guwahati being the gateway of north east is one of the growing
cities, and a major institutional, medical and transportation hub. With the present
infrastructure for solid waste management of the city its not possible to cater the
existing population, and with the projected population along with the high floating
population a serious attention is needed to manage the solid waste of the city.
The study is done to understand the existing condition of the city, tools and
techniques, theories, standards etc related to solid waste management. The
study addresses the existing issues related to solid waste management, and
finding the existing gap in collection, transportation and disposal system for solid
waste. Proposals and analysis are based on the study done by primary and
secondary data collected from the study area.
This study tries to provide suitable solution and recommendation regarding Door
to Door collection, Secondary collection, transportation and a solid waste
management system for the Guwahati municipal area.
