Understanding the waste scenario

Understanding the Waste

ScenarioAnuja Sawant

How much waste does Mumbai generate?

3413

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Municipal waste

PaperPlasticGlass

Construction&DemolitionwasteAsphaltConcreteRock SandWood

Other types ofwaste

Plastic waste

Are you eating plastic for dinner?

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Packaging waste

Recycling 1 ton of paper will save up to 17 trees and 50 % water

Marinelitter

Hankspeaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh6lkv1udb0

E-waste

PCB with valuable metals•Copper•Gold•Palladium•Silver

Plastic

ferrite Nd

Ag, Pd, Ti, Ba, Pb, Ni, Zr

Fe, Ag, Ni, Cu, Zn, PbCuIn, Sn

Cu, Ni,AuCu, SiO2, (Br)

Pb, Sn

Si, Cu, Ni

Ta, Ag, Mn

Au, Ag, Cu, SiSbAgAu

Fe, Ni, Cr, Au

Source: http://www.coden.jp/rare-metal/use.html

Quantity of Non-ferrous Metals Included in One Mobile Phone (Unit: g)Gold 0.028Silver 0.189Copper 13.71Palladium 0.014Source: http://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/events/bbl/05060701.html

One ton of electronic scrap from PCs contains more gold than that recovered from 17 tons of gold ore and 40 times more concentration of copper than that in copper ore (USGS 2001)

End-of-lifeVehicles

AluminiumFerrous (Steel)LeadZincCopper

Recycling 1 ton of aluminium saves,•1.3 metric tonne of bauxite residues•15 m3of cooling water •0.86 m3 of process water•2TCO2 avoided•11 kg of SO2 avoided

Shipbreaking yards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeVmtt32_W8

Industrial &Hazardous waste

Miningwaste

Foodwaste

Agriculturalwaste

Biomedicalwaste

Batterieswaste

When allhellbreaksloose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBNvUHZ3rws

1. Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989

2. Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998

3. Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000

4. E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011

5. Plastic Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011

RulesInIndia

1. Plastic Carry Bags (Manufacture and Usage) Rules 2006

2. Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2006

RulesInMH

Where does all the waste go?

Prevention

Reduction

Segregation

Collection & Transportation

StorageReuse

Recycling

Recovery

Disposal

Waste Management Cycle

Raddiwala

Roadside bookseller Bhandiwali

Ragpickers

Kabadiwala

Mahalaxmi

Kurla

Versova

Source: Down to Earthhttp://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/mumbais-solid-waste-management-

plans-expensive-dangerous-6028

Mulund, Mumbai Dumping Ground 2000

Bara

(12 years later)

Mulund, Mumbai Dumping Ground 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwkznCJb2bQ

Nisarga-runa

(Nature’s loan)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV9x79_WYbk

Out of sightOut of mind