Öl- und Gasforschung

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CONVERSION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO GREEN ENERGY: THE PARAMOUNT CONCERN OF THE WORLD

Dr. Moinuddin Sarker

The exponential growth of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) alongwith its environmental impact is one of the most critical problemsthat large cities in developing countries face now-a-days.Solid Waste management in developing countries is characterizedby highly inefficient waste collection practices, variableand inadequate levels of service due to limited resources, lackof environmental control systems, indiscriminate dumping,littering and scavenging and, most of all, poor environmentaland waste awareness of the general public. In most urban areasin emerging/developing countries, solid waste managementcosts consume between 20% and 50% of municipal revenues.They need to run Municipalities, Puorashava and City CorporationTurning Municipal waste to energy is the best solutionfor waste management and waste can be turned into a valuableresource in this way. Waste Technology Limited is producingdiesel and gas from solid waste.