Report

On

Waste Disposal System

Solid waste management in Ahmedabad

TEAM ID -10130

TASK ID - WA 08

By: - Kartik Kapoor, Mihir Rambhia,

Mahir Bhatt

Aim: - To study the waste disposal system of Ahmedabad city.

Site Visited: - Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Solid Waste Management - Dump Site.

Scenario: -

Ahmedabad is the 7th largest city of India having a

massive population of more than 6 million people. Because of

such a huge population the waste generated each day

reaches almost to 3500 metric tonnes plus an additional of

300 metric tonnes of Construction and demolition waste. The

entire city is divided into 6 zones and 64 wards.

Entire waste of city is collected through Street weeping,

Municipal Bins and Door to Dump scheme. Finally the waste

collected is dumped at Pirana Sewage Farm. Also under WOW

(Wealth out of Waste) project, additional contracts are given

to private companies for recycling of Green waste to Organic

manure.

Source of Information:-

1) Information collected from the officials at Dump Site.

2) Official documents collected from the In-charge.

3) Report of Solid Waste Management dept. (2010-11).

1) Who Collects the Waste?

1) Nearly 60% of the accumulated waste is collected from

Municipal bins and Street sweeping.

2) 12000+ workers are directly employed in sweeping of

1484 km’s of road of Ahmedabad.

3) To manage the waste disposal system, AMC has adopted

the system of “Door to Dump” since July 2010.

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Who

When

What

Where

How

4) Also 1100 places are identified to dump the waste, and

waste is daily collected from these places, also 900

closed body containers are placed in various localities of

the city.

5) Small and Big Trucks, Scrap Lifters, Tractors and Trolleys

are used in this process.

Door to Dump Project: -

1) Under this, the corporation has given contracts to

various companies (Swachtha Corporation, Jigar

Transport, Om Swachtha Corporation and A2Z

Infrastructure) for collecting waste from each and

every house, flats, commercial buildings and industrial

estates of Ahmedabad.

2) The waste is collected through small trucks (Hydraulic

Euro III emission standard compliant Vehicles).

3) More than 1000 Vehicles and 2000 employees are

involved in this Project.

4) 1200 Metric tonne of waste is collected through this

project every day.

5) The Door or Gate to Dump project successfully Covers

100% of all residential and commercial units.

2) When they collect the Waste?

1) All the employees work for all the 365 days of the year.

2) The collection process starts from 7:00 am onwards.

3) This employees work in the two shifts: - Morning- 6:30

to 11:30 for collecting waste from Residential units, and

Afternoon- 3:00 to 6:00 for collecting the waste from

commercial units and Factories.

3) What is collected in Waste?

COLLECTION OF HOUSE HOLD WASTE FROM HOUSES:

This waste is a mixed-waste. It contains recyclable as

well as non-bio degradable waste. Hence this waste is

collected through the EURO-3 CNG Hydraulic vehicles. This is

then further sorted out into recyclable and non-recyclable

waste at the dumpsite. More than 500 people are involved in

this sorting job. 100% of households of Ahmedabad are

covered under this.

COLLECTION OF GREEN WASTE FROM GARDENS:

Such projects started on PPP mode. Organic Waste

converter has been installed to convert bio-degradable waste

to compost. Such machine having capacity of converting

200kgs of Biodegradable waste has been put in use on pilot

scale at Law Garden, Ahmedabad.

COLLECTION OF HOTEL AND KITCHEN WASTE:

It includes collection, transportation and disposal of

kitchen waste from hotels and restaurant. Waste collected

from more than 1100 units under this system is transported

to the composting plant every day. Daily 80 Metric tonnes of

such waste is collected, transported and given to Excel

Industries Pvt. Ltd, Which further converts it into high quality

organic fertilizer.

COLLECTION OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTE:

AMC has contracted the daily collection and

transportation of bio-medical waste from 4 municipal

hospitals, referral hospitals, 64 urban health centres to the

incineration plant.

4) Where they collect the Waste?

1) The waste from each ward is carried by these closed

vehicles, which is then transferred to refuse compactors

or large trucks which take the garbage to the dumping

site.

2) As per the information provided by the in-charge of the

dumping site: Everyday 500 Tractors unload the waste

there 3 times a day + 80 Big Trucks unload the waste

there 3 times a day.

3) The current site at Pirana measuring almost 84 acres has

been operational since 1980. About 175 lakh Metric

Tons of solid waste has been accumulated in 65 acres of

land since then. The height of the site varies from 5 mt.

to 25 mt. Mountains of waste can be clearly seen at the

site.

4) Since October 2009 AMC has started a scientific landfill

site at Gyaspur having an area of 12.88 ha with a

capacity of 11.5 lakh metric tons at a cost of Rs. 12.83

Crore. This is one of the largest landfill sites in India.

5) How is this waste processed?

RECYCLING OF WASTE:

1) The Green Waste (Containing garden waste, kitchen

waste from hotels and restaurants and other) can be

easily converted to organic fertilizer. So it is separated

from non-degradable waste.

2) AMC entered into an agreement with Excel Industries

Ltd. in 1997 for 15 years for composting 500 tons of

MSW per day. AMC has provided 25 acres of land.

WASTE TO ENERGY:

1) AMC has entered into an agreement with UPL Djai

Power Ltd. for processing of 250 tons of MSW per day

into RDF/ Pellets & Fluff in 2007. RDF will be used as

fuel in boiler as a substitute for wood, Lignite, coal

and furnace oil in the industries. AMC has provided 15

acres of land for 25 years.

2) AMC has also entered into an agreement with

Creative Eco Recycle Port Pvt Ltd. for processing of

800 tons of MSW per day into RPPWF (Refuse, Paper,

Plastic, Wood and Fuel) which will be used as fuel in

industrial boilers as a substitute for wood, lignite, coal

and furnace oil. AMC has provided 12.5 acres of land

for a period of 30 years. The plant is under

construction and will be operational soon.

3) AMC has signed an agreement with Hanjer Biotech

Energies Pvt. Ltd. for processing 500 tons of MSW per

day into multiple products like compost, fuel pellets,

RDF etc. AMC has provided 50,000 Sq. Mt. land for a

period of 30 years. The plant is under construction.

4) For augmentation of its processing capacity, AMC,

with assistance from Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu India

Pvt. is in the process of evaluating offers received

from private service providers.

BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR WDS: -

Source: - AMC Report (2011-12)

Glimpses on SWM Activities

Preparation of Ahmadabad’s SWM Master Plan for 2031:

AMC is in the process of finalizing its Solid Waste Master

Plan for 2031 with assistance from the Urban Management

Centre (UMC). This plan will serve as a guiding document for

Ahmedabad to manage municipal waste, align with other

national and international best practices and the city towards

zero waste cities.

Sanitation Mobile Court:

AMC launched country’s first Sanitation Mobile Court on

4th June, 2009 dedicated to make the regulations stricter

against those who litter. AMC registered a total of 78,418

cases till 31st March 2012 and levied penalties to the tune of

Rs 125.72 lakh.

Enhance Citizens’ Awareness:

AMC has initiated IEC (Information, Education and

Communication) activities to generate awareness among the

general public towards cleanliness, waste treatment and

waste disposal. The Centre for Environmental Planning and

Technology (CEPT) is acting as technical adviser to AMC on

this project. The Urban Management Centre (UMC) is

planning and designing communication messages while Het

Graphics and Aayush Foundation are involved in its

dissemination. Activities include making short films, publicity

through television channels and local cable channel network,

publishing advertisements in newspapers, distribution of

information pamphlets, erecting banners, showing A/V slides

in cinema theatres, performing street plays, organizing road

shows involving school and college students.

By-Laws for SWM:

AMC is also in the process of preparing SWM by-laws

with the help of All India Institute of Local Self Government

for better administration and regulation of SWM activities.

Project for Recovery of Dry Recyclables:

The focus of this initiative is to segregate solid dry

recyclable waste at the source i.e. at the household level and

create awareness to generate people’s participation.

Recyclable paper, plastic, metal (ferrous and non ferrous) and

glass (non hazardous to handle) would be taken by the

collectors from households who would be paid appropriate

amounts. This enables cleaner waste streams and increases

usability of waste.

Zero Waste Ahmedabad by 2031:

AMC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with

UNCRD (United Nations Centre for Regional Development,

Japan) towards making Ahmedabad a zero waste city. UNCRD

is providing technical support to AMC for developing a

“Roadmap for Zero Waste Ahmedabad”.

AMC participated at the Special Event of ISWA World

Congress 2011 where it agreed on the “Declaration for Zero

Waste Ahmedabad” by 2031.

AMC’s FUTURE PLANS

Scientific Closure of Existing Dumping Site:

AMC is in the process of finalizing design, construction,

operation and maintenance of a processing plant for scientific

and safe disposal of dead animals, carcass and slaughter

house/meat market and fish market waste for a period of 30

years. It is in the process of finalizing transportation, design,

construction, operation and maintenance contract for

processing of 300 tons of construction and demolition waste

daily for a period of 30 years.

For effective implementation of e-waste (Management

and Handling) Rules, 2011 in Ahmadabad, AMC is in the

process of preparing an e-waste plan on PPP basis.

THANK YOU. GO GREEN !!