Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2016 28 Assessment of Individual Household Waste Generation Quantity in Different Areas of Salem U. Indirapriyadharshini, M. Adhiyaman, R. Santhosh Kumar and S. Venkatesan Abstract--- Around the world as countries are struggling are getting increased day by day. to arrive at an effective regulatory regime to manage the Around 350tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste is generated Municipal Solid Waste of Individual Household into their per day in Salem City. ecosystem. Considering that Individual Household comply with environmental regulations based on the level of II. SALEM DISTRICT enforcement and their ability to spend for Municipal Solid Waste Management, this project endeavours to sketch Salem district has nine taluks. They are Mettur, Omalur, probable Municipal Solid Waste Management scenarios under Salem, Attur, Edappadi, Sankari, Yercaud, Gangavalli, and various market-enforcement conditions and proposes possible Vazhapadi. Salem Municipal Corporation consists of 60 wards strategies for effective regulatory regime in Salem. A manual with an extent of 91.34 sq. km. Dumper bins are placed at survey was conducted through a questionnaire in 15 different suitable locations for collection of garbage. The garbage is areas of Salem district representing different taluks of Salem collected and transported through the fleet of vehicles for to account the primary household waste disposal strategy. A disposal. Under the 60 wards around 21 divisions are structured questionnaire is prepared which interrogates about privatized for primary collection and transportation of the types of waste generated, amount of waste generated in a garbage. The garbage is processed scientifically in the newly home per day and disposal methods, whether compost pit exist constructed, solid waste processing plant on BOOT basis in or not. In all the 15 areas at different locations around a Chettichavadi as per the Solid waste management rules, 2000. sample 10 houses were surveyed. The collected data were About 350 tones of wastes generated by the Salem City analyzed thoroughly and profound existing strategies in all the Municipal Corporation every day is being processed and 15 places were found out. This survey is taken for 15 different converted into reusable materials. The processes involved in areas of Salem which are Pannangkattur, R.E.Quarters, waste management are Tipping, Auto segregation, Separate Neethipuram, K.Pudur, Sauripalayam, Avarangapalayam, processing of materials (Refused derived fuel, Remoulded Kannangkurichi, Mullaivadi, Allikuttai, Suramangalam, plastics, Bio-composting), Sanitary land filling. Udayapatti, Alagapuram, Shevapet, Jagairammapalayam and Narayanapuram. The existing solid waste management system in Salem serves as an example of steer solid waste management system Index Term--- Manual Survey, Structured Questionnaire, in a technical manner. Surveyed Places, Quantity of Waste Generated The concept of solid waste management should originate truly right from the point of waste generation. To encounter I. INTRODUCTION the waste generation and disposal strategy we went on to a ALEM is located in the southern part of India at manual survey to different places of Salem with the S 11.669427°N. 140865°E at an average elevation of 278m questionnaire. (912ft). Salem is located about 340 kilometers (210 miles) southwest of Tamil Nadu. The questionnaire reveals information about generation and disposal strategy in different parts of Salem. The survey is Salem is one of the municipal corporations and the fifth conducted in 15 different places of Salem to know the primary largest city in Tamil Nadu in terms of population. The area of household waste disposal strategy. The rate of waste Salem City is 134 Sq.km. 829,267 is the present population of generation varies from area to area and based on population, Salem City. standard of living etc., With such a vast land area population, it is becoming tougher to provide basic facilities in hygienic manner to people and also Environmental issues in Salem Corporation U. Indirapriyadharshini, Department of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem. E-mail:[email protected] M. Adhiyaman, Department of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem. E-mail:[email protected] R. Santhosh Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem. E-mail:[email protected] S. Venkatesan, Department of Environmental Science, Periyar University, Salem. [email protected] Fig. 1: Salem Taluk Map DOI: 10.9756/BIJIEMS.7017 ISSN 2277-5056 | © 2016 Bonfring Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2016 29 III. METHODOLOGY 3. Individual Household Waste Generation Quantity Calculation 1. Manual Survey A manual survey was conducted through a questionnaire in Calculation of Average Waste Generation in an Area: (Direct 15 different areas of Salem district representing different Reply from the Residents) taluks of Salem to account the primary household waste Quantity of solid waste generated in their home every day disposal strategy. In all the 15 areas at different locations was accounted in (Kg)/10 around a sample 10 houses were surveyed. The collected data was analyzed thoroughly and profound existing strategies in Average daily household solid waste all the 15 places were found out. generation (Kg/house/day) 2. Questionnaire 9 8.25 Present Disposal and Management of Solid Waste Strategy in 8 Rural Areas of Salem 7 6.6 6 Taluk: 5 Average 4 2.5 Name of the village: daily 3 1.97 household 1.74 1.47 1.35 2 1.1 0.870.98 Name of the resident: solid waste 0.55 0.27 generation 1 (Kg/house/d0 Number of persons in your home: … ay) Address: Amount of waste generated per day in your home: K.Pudur Shevapet Mullaivadi MGR nagar MGR R.E Quarters R.E Alagapuram Solid waste (kg) Sauripalayam Pannagakattur Ponnamapettai Suramangalam Avarangampala Types of solid waste Narayanapuram Disposal strategy: Fig. 4: Average Daily Household Solid Waste Generation Incineration/Burying/Dumping/Composting (Kg/house/day) Whether compost pit exist or not - yes or no Calculation of Per Capita Solid Waste Generation Per Day: (Direct Reply from the Residents) Quantity of waste generated per day in individual home / No. of persons in their home. Fig. 2: Compost Pits in Omalur Fig. 5: Per Capita Waste Generation kg/capita/day/head Fig. 3: Survey in Suramangalam ISSN 2277-5056 | © 2016 Bonfring Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2016 30 Calculation of Average Per Capita Demand in an Area Salem has been determined analytically with the help of Sum of per capita solid waste generation/10. manual survey. Out of 15 places Avarangapalayam (Sankari Taluk) and Pannangkattur (Omalur Taluk) is the areas maximum amount of municipal solid waste generated. There Average per capita waste generation are different policies like rapid composting, recycling kg/capita/day machine, and treatment plant. If these techniques are properly implemented and managed then the negative impacts due to waste generation can be considerably reduced. 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