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reprocessing and recycling waste, extracting thermal and biochemical 3.1
energy from organic waste, and efficient gas capture from potential
landfills. Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) is the most widely
employed technology to handle MSW in India. Thermal energy
extraction, with the help of waste to energy plants, are gaining
importance nowadays, due to their capacity to reduce waste volumes
by more than 90 per cent. Refuse derived fuel (RDF) plants have also
been setup in many cities and are gaining importance to replace coal
at many locations. However, air pollutants through incineration plants
and calorific values of refuse derived fuels are barriers which require
innovation and R&D.
UNEP recommends “SLF [sanitary landfilling] is well-suited to
developing countries (like India) as a means of managing the disposal
of wastes because of the flexibility and relative simplicity of the
technology”. The number of SLFs is gradually increasing. The use of
geographical information systems (GIS) and ICT is being promoted
in order to identify adequate sites, to estimate quantum of waste and
adequate means of its disposal.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government
of India, is actively promoting all technology options available for
energy recovery from urban and industrial wastes. The MNRE is also
promoting research on waste to energy by providing financial support
for R&D projects on a cost-sharing basis in accordance with the R&D
policy of the MNRE. In addition to that, MNRE also provides financial
support for projects involving applied R&D and studies on resource
assessment, technology upgradation, and performance evaluation.
Approximately, 33 projects have been sanctioned under Programme
on Energy from urban, industrial, and agri-waste.
The Department of Science and Technology, under the Technology
System Programme on Waste Management, focusses on electronic
waste, biomedical waste, and plastic waste. DST has started new
programmes on waste recycling and rehabilitation of scavengers
and rag pickers, both in urban and semi-urban areas for management
of garbage. These programmes aim at recycling of waste and
conversion of biodegradable organic waste into compost through
vermicomposting. R&D projects have been initiated in order to initiate
decentralized waste management in urban areas (DST 2014). Table 1.20
gives an overview of the status, issues, and technology interventions
relevant to waste management in India.
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energy from organic waste, and efficient gas capture from potential
landfills. Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) is the most widely
employed technology to handle MSW in India. Thermal energy
extraction, with the help of waste to energy plants, are gaining
importance nowadays, due to their capacity to reduce waste volumes
by more than 90 per cent. Refuse derived fuel (RDF) plants have also
been setup in many cities and are gaining importance to replace coal
at many locations. However, air pollutants through incineration plants
and calorific values of refuse derived fuels are barriers which require
innovation and R&D.
UNEP recommends “SLF [sanitary landfilling] is well-suited to
developing countries (like India) as a means of managing the disposal
of wastes because of the flexibility and relative simplicity of the
technology”. The number of SLFs is gradually increasing. The use of
geographical information systems (GIS) and ICT is being promoted
in order to identify adequate sites, to estimate quantum of waste and
adequate means of its disposal.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government
of India, is actively promoting all technology options available for
energy recovery from urban and industrial wastes. The MNRE is also
promoting research on waste to energy by providing financial support
for R&D projects on a cost-sharing basis in accordance with the R&D
policy of the MNRE. In addition to that, MNRE also provides financial
support for projects involving applied R&D and studies on resource
assessment, technology upgradation, and performance evaluation.
Approximately, 33 projects have been sanctioned under Programme
on Energy from urban, industrial, and agri-waste.
The Department of Science and Technology, under the Technology
System Programme on Waste Management, focusses on electronic
waste, biomedical waste, and plastic waste. DST has started new
programmes on waste recycling and rehabilitation of scavengers
and rag pickers, both in urban and semi-urban areas for management
of garbage. These programmes aim at recycling of waste and
conversion of biodegradable organic waste into compost through
vermicomposting. R&D projects have been initiated in order to initiate
decentralized waste management in urban areas (DST 2014). Table 1.20
gives an overview of the status, issues, and technology interventions
relevant to waste management in India.
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