In fact, only around 47% of collected waste is processed, about 27% is officially landfilled, and a staggering 25% of all trash isn’t accounted for at all - often just dumped or burned in the open.
Segregation at home does not work in India due 1) small kitchen size or perhaps just one room homes, 2) necessary discipline to do it. If 1) is the problem, how about building WTE plants that have an optical/gravity/moisture sensor pre segregation module, saving huge amounts of money and time? Isn’t this all about innovation, where India is supposedly 3rd largest in the startup world?
Another solution could be to compress whatever segregated waste (as low in moisture as possible) into pellets that are easy to transport, used in industries as fuel?
Let this business be taught as a module in all colleges - engineering or otherwise - so all students come out as partners in the waste disposal systems.
Lastly, find your wire too long, though interesting. You could squeeze (reduce waste and moisture) by 50%!
Segregation at home does not work in India due 1) small kitchen size or perhaps just one room homes, 2) necessary discipline to do it. If 1) is the problem, how about building WTE plants that have an optical/gravity/moisture sensor pre segregation module, saving huge amounts of money and time? Isn’t this all about innovation, where India is supposedly 3rd largest in the startup world?
Another solution could be to compress whatever segregated waste (as low in moisture as possible) into pellets that are easy to transport, used in industries as fuel?
Let this business be taught as a module in all colleges - engineering or otherwise - so all students come out as partners in the waste disposal systems.
Lastly, find your wire too long, though interesting. You could squeeze (reduce waste and moisture) by 50%!
Incentive system in waste management can make an impact but is a gradual process.