Four Step Solid Waste Management

From this chart it is evident that almost all the indicators are somewhat near or at par with the benchmarks except for the efficiency of cost recovery in SWM services which needs to be upgraded. More steps and measures are needed to be taken regarding this particular indicator.

Four Step Solid Waste Management

The Procedure adopted for municipal solid waste management by Vijayawada municipal corporation (VMC) is a 4-step method for solid waste management.

STEP 1: Primary Collection There is a door-to-door collection of solid waste covering all the 64 wards in the city. The wet and dry waste is collected separately in major parts. Door to door collection of waste from households by the help of tricycles, wheel barrows and pushcarts.

Figure 12.4: Wheel barrow in Vijayawada Source: International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE)

STEP 2: Secondary Collection Waste collected from houses is transferred to dumper bins and compactor bins of 3.5 & 4.5 cum of size and capacity of 1 ton with convenient vehicles.

Figure 12.5: Dumper bins in Vijayawada Source: International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) STEP 3: Transportation waste to transfer stations Waste is transferred to transfer stations from dumper bins or compactor bins. There are two transfer stations in Vijayawada and they are equipped with Weigh Bridge and hook loaders and waste will be transferred to big tippers for further steps. The transfer stations are located at:  Ajith Singh nagar  Autonagar

STEP 4: Disposal

Figure 12.6: Autonagar dumping station Source: International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE)