Paradigm shift needed - municipal solid waste management in Belgrade, Serbia

The aim of this paper is to assess the current state of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia, by analyzing a legal framework, quantities of generated waste, collection systems, transportation, final disposal, separate collection of recyclables, and waste minimization incentives. The analysis is mostly based on the available data of public utility company ?Gradska cistoca?, the only provider of municipal solid waste (MSW) services i.e. collection, transportation, and disposal. Key features, problems and goals of MSWM system in Belgrade are discussed, and the efficiency of the existing separate collection system of recyclables is reviewed. Finally, some further guidelines are given in order to assure paradigm shift in the next period.

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Sustainable municipal solid waste management in a capital city territory and the role of waste to energy: a study of Delhi

The Sustainable City VIII ◽

10.2495/sc130972 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

U. Dhamija

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Capital City ◽

Waste To Energy ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management

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Municipal Solid Waste Management Practice in China - A Case Study in Hangzhou

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.878.23 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 878 ◽

pp. 23-29

Author(s):

Jing Ying Ma ◽

Jian Yi Zhan ◽

Yue Jun Zhang

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Hazardous Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Source Separation ◽

Capital City ◽

Comprehensive Treatment ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Kitchen Waste

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in China is facing urgent problems with rapid industrialization and urbanization. This article focused on the status of Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, China. The regulations, policies, implementation, barriers and solutions about source separation, separate collection, clean & direct transportation, treatment and disposal were introduced. Source separation, separate collection and clean & direct transportation were seriously carried out from 2010. MSW was classified into four kinds, such as kitchen waste, hazardous waste, recyclable waste and other waste. Four kinds of wastes were collected, transported, treated and disposed, respectively. At the same time, a questionnaire survey was conducted in 2011 on 200 households in Xiasha and Gongshu Districts in Hangzhou. The results indicate that many citizens cannot effectively and correctly separated different kinds of solid wastes. Kitchen waste was directly disposed in landfill, because there is no composting plant in Hangzhou City. The collection of recoverable waste and hazardous waste was not in control of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system. In order to optimize MSWM system in Hangzhou, the government and the citizen must make efforts in source separation, comprehensive treatment system, effective regulations and policies.

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