Feasibility Analysis of Solid Waste Management in Ujire
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FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN UJIRE Submitted by Nithin Kumar and Kuldeep Dantewadia Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Solid Waste Management in Ujire ............................................................................................................ 4 Stake Holders ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Current Waste Management System ........................................................................................................... 6 Waste Disposal Patterns ........................................................................................................................... 7 Quantity .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Waste Audit .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Scrap Shop (Gujjiri Angadi) ................................................................................................................. 10 Landfill (Near Surya Temple) ............................................................................................................... 11 Stakeholders views ................................................................................................................................. 12 Waste Collection Fee .............................................................................................................................. 14 Observations ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Why is burning of garbage in the open harmful? ....................................................................................... 17 Strategy 1: Collection & Disposal Process ................................................................................................... 18 Model 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Model 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 19 Revenue .............................................................................................................................................. 20 What Can Selco Labs Do? .................................................................................................................... 23 Strategy 2 .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Bio Gas Plant (Waste to Energy) ............................................................................................................. 24 What Can Selco Labs Do? .................................................................................................................... 24 Plastic Shredding Plant ............................................................................................................................ 25 Other Panchayats ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Synopsis of proposed road map for Selco Labs .......................................................................................... 27 2 Introduction Ujire is a village in Beltangadi Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, and in the state of Karnataka. Ujire is 6.2 km distance from the taluk’s main town Beltangadi. According to the 2001 census at the panchayat office, the population of Ujire was 12,374. Wikipedia estimates a population of 14,345. This small town has a strong presence of educational institutions and also serves as a transit point for many tourists who visit the temple town of Dharamasthala, which means there is a strong presence of migrating population. Picture 1: Ujire map 3 Solid Waste Management in Ujire Ujire until 2012 did not have a scientific mechanism for Solid Waste treatment. The role Panchayat played was to clean the streets and by lanes of this small town. With the growth of the town, it is very easy to notice garbage strewn at various vacant spots and the burning of plastic regularly in the town especially near commercial establishments and educational institutions. The town has one scrap shop which provides the service of collecting the traditional rejects like newspaper, magazines, high quality plastic (milk covers, plastic chairs, shampoo bottles, plastic toys etc.). Keeping in mind the increasing student population, the upcoming medical school and a hospital the Panchayat issued a tender to a private contractor early this year (Jan 2012). The private contractor is entrusted with the job of cleaning the streets, collecting the garbage, transporting and disposing it in the designated landfill. Once the composting pit is built near the landfill the private contractor is expected to manage the compost pit with secondary segregation. The neighboring towns such as Laila Panchayat has won innumerable awards in Solid Waste Management for composting the organic waste and selling it as Laila Black Gold. Bajpe Panchayat is planning to install waste to energy bio gas plant after its initial pilot project and is facing the ire of its citizens due to the unavailability of a garbage dumping site. The town of Moodabidri is also facing severe problems in disposal of garbage. This report has tried to analyze the waste management process in Ujire and recommend the best practices from the neighbouring panchayats understanding the needs of the various stakeholders. Stake Holders Educational Institutions Commercial Households Panchayat Shops Private Contractor Picture 2: Stakeholders 4 Nature of establishment1 Number of establishments Commercial 640 Residential 4509 Block 1 250 Block 2 642 Block 3 951 Block 4 421 Block 5 492 Block 6 219 Block 7 573 Block 8 580 Block 9 381 Educational 10-15 Number of Type establishments General shops(Grocery) 275 Vegetable Shops 25 Weekly Market shops 20 Saloon 10 Footwear/Fancy shops 7 Medical/Clinic/Studio 51 Primary Hospital 1 Spiritual Places 8 Marriage Hall 4 Hostels 3 Schools 11 College 5 Pet Hospital 1 SHG'S 13 Balabhavans 11 Xerox shop 5 Hotels 30 Bar 2 Chicken Stall 10 Other Business Establishments 25 Garage 25 Note 2001-2002 Data 1 Source – Panchayat office, 2011-12 5 Current Waste Management System Ujire has recently been introduced to the new system of waste collection2. This system collects the garbage from the center of the town and commercial establishments and subsequently dumps it in the landfill near the Surya temple. In this system shopkeepers are expected to pay a service fee. Unfortunately, the old practice of burning garbage in the open and littering still exists in many parts of the town. The preliminary observation while understanding the current waste management system was lack of communication amongst the stakeholders especially the panchayat and the citizens. Tender applicable from 8th January 2012 Duration of the contract 1 year Private contractor of Solid Waste Management in Ujjire Mr. Shambo Singh Supervisor Mr. Aamresh Tender issued at Rs 5,00,000 Monthly Payment to the Private Contractor Rs 41,000 No of workers involved in waste collection and disposal 3 cleaners/sweepers and 1 driver Mode of transport to dispose the waste Tractor Kind of waste Dry waste (paper, plastic, metal);wet waste ( food waste left over food and peels) and others ( sand, sewage etc.;) Collection Timings 4.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Area covered Mostly commercial establishments and the main town area Service fee charged by the Panchayat office Rs 30- 200 per month Segregation bins provided to 400 shops Designated Landfill Near Surya Temple, 4 kms from the center of the town ( main bus stand) Future Plans 1. Collection from all the 4000 households and other establishments 2. Panchayat center has stared the construction of the composting pits 1 Details of the current waste management system 1 Unsegregated garbage collected under this system 2 From January 2012 6 Waste Disposal Patterns Sold as Scrap especially Paper & High Quality Plastic Left Over Low Quality Food waste Plastic like given to Polythene piggries is Burnt Garbage Collected and Thrown on disposed by the roads & Private into sewage Contractor Quantity The Panchayat anticipates 10 tonnes of waste being generated every day in Ujire. Source3 Weight ( Kg)/ day Garage 2 Small Shops 5 Grocery Store 25 Lodges 100 Restaurants 45 Vegetable Shops 100 Medical Store 2 Juice Parlour 15 Hair Cutting Saloon 5 Fruit Shop 10 Flower Shop 50 Small Flower Shop 1 Ayurvedic Clinic 1 Construction Sites 10 Tyre Shop 2 Cloth Shop 2 Tailor Shop 3 2 Important centers and the quantity disposed every day 3 Obtained from the Panchayat office 7 Waste Audit The waste audit approach to waste-resource assessment is an important first step towards a comprehensive understanding of solid waste management. It helps in assessing the current generation of solid waste and prepares one to plan for the changes necessary to comply with the Government regulations. It is an extremely valuable experience. We at Selco Labs conducted a small Waste