Transcription of COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY OF SOLID WASTE
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33 CHAPTER 3 COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY OF SOLID WASTE INTRODUCTION The information on the nature of wastes, its COMPOSITION , physical and chemical characteristics and the quantities generated are basic needs for the planning of a SOLID WASTE Management system. Terminology and Classification In the literature, it is observed that various authors have used different terminology to describe the nature of wastes. In this text, COMPOSITION refers to the limited list of components or constituents, such as paper, glass, metal, plastic and garbage, into which an aggregate of municipal WASTE may conveniently be separated. Characteristics on the other hand, refers to those physical and chemical properties, which are relevant to the storage, collection, treatment and disposal of WASTE such as density, moisture content, calorific value and chemical COMPOSITION .
conditioner but invariably its use for this purpose is uneconomical. The solid sludge therefore enters the stream of municipal wastes unless special arrangements are made for its disposal. 3.2.2 Classification ... boiler house cinders, wood, plastic and metal scraps and sha
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