Strategic Action Plan - International Environmental Technology Centre

ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING WASTE DISPOSAL
SITES AND EVALUATING MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
Target:
‣ To carry out an assessment of existing waste disposal sites and evaluate
management options for the same.
Lead Agency: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) – Town Planning Department
Support Agency: Consultant, NGO’s, generators and housing societies
Location (Suggested): The existing landfill site at Urali Devachi
Description: The existing landfill site will have to be remediated and converted to a
secured landfill site. Boreholes will have to be drilled for recovery of leachate samples from
the base of the landfill and collection of subsoil samples beneath the base of the landfill for
evaluation of permeability and soil properties. Also recovery of waste samples for waste
characterization should be carried out.
The existing landfill site spread over a huge area of land should be explored for the
possibility of landfill mining approach. Landfill mining or reclamation is a site specific
activity designed based on the waste dump to be reclaimed. The equipment used for
reclamation projects are adapted primarily from those already in use in the mining industry,
as well as in construction and other solid waste management operations. The steps in
landfill mining include excavation, soil separation and Processing for Reclamation of
Recyclable Material.
Exploitation of the energy available in landfill gas should always be considered because,
with careful design, even small site can provide sufficient energy to warrant a survey of
possible nearby users.
Urali Devachi is an ‘over the ground’ landfill; therefore LFG recovery should be done at the
edges and the areas which were converted to a secured landfill site.
Budget (Estimated): Rs. 6 million
Timeframe (Estimated): 2 years
ASSESSMENT
AND
DVELOPMENT
SCHEME 4
PROJECT
G 1- O1
Links to other ISWM
Pune Schemes:
‣ Private Partnerships
in Current Waste
Collection system
‣ Establishment of
EAC
‣ Establishment of
CSC
‣ Securing Carbon
Credits through
CDM
Benefits:
• Extends the life of
the current facility
• Combustible
reclaimed waste can
be mixed with fresh
waste and converted
to RDF which then
can be burned to
produce energy.
• Reducing Landfill
Closure Costs
• Gas collection can
improve the safety
• Directly reduces
GHG emissions
• LFG utilization
projects generate
revenue from the
sale of the gas
• Reduces landfill
odor and possible
health risks
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