ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GENERATION IN SILCHAR, A CITY OF NORTH-EAST INDIAS. BHATTACHARJEE AND S. GUPTAAbstract The paper reports a detailed study of solid waste generation in silchar City of India. Per capita total household waste generation of different income groups in different wards were found to be high in high income group (HIG) and low in low income group (LIG). Bio degradable per capita house hold waste generation (HhWG) was nearly double for HIG in comparison to LIG whereas, in case of non bio degradable waste per capita HhWG was more than four times for HIG in comparison to LIG. Per capita household waste generation (HhWG) was found to be 339.46 gm day-1 and per capita total waste generation was 522.27 gm day-1. Total household waste generation was found to be 54.59 MT day-1, total market waste generation 22.40 MT day-1and total other waste generation 7.00 MTday-1. Hence the total waste generation was found to be 84.00 MT day-1 and the ratio of composition of total waste generation was- HhWG: MWG: OWG= 65:27:8. For reducing the quantity of waste generation peoples participation, motivation for waste reduction at source and reuse of used material should be ensured through awareness campaign.
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