| Author | Khanal, Roshan Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-93-27 |
| Subject(s) | Refuse and refuse disposal--Nepal--Kathmandu
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is carried out to assess the present solid waste management and improve
option in transportation system through introduction of new transfer stations in the
Kathmandu Valley. Basic data, like the per capita solid waste generation rate in the study
area have been determined based on a household level survey.
An analysis of plastic wastes in different stages of waste management has been carried
out with the help of a mathematical method (input management model) based on the law
of conservation of mass.
Linear programming applied for the optimization of the existing transportation system
after the introduction of new (proposed) transfer stations in the waste management system.
The model has been applied to determine the minimum transportation cost of solid wastes
from 16 waste collection zones to alternative transfer stations and eventually to disposal site.
The solution of the linear programming model has given an optimum amount of waste
to be allocated from each collection zone to each transfer station with minimum
transportation cost from collection zones to disposal sites through transfer stations. It is
concluded that two transfer stations TS3 and TS5 are required to handle the waste to be
collected and transported to disposal site Gokarna (D1) in 1993. In 1995, one more transfer
station (TS4) should come into operation for the waste in 1995. Later, in 2000 and in 2005,
the transporting capacity of transfer stations TS3 and TS4 should be increased to handle the
wastes of that time.
Further, recommendations are made for the construction of the transfer stations by
SWMRMC. For the improvement of collection and transportation and the solid waste
management as a whole, continuous public awareness raising activities and enforcement of
rules and regulations are suggested. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Schroder, Hans; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Fujii, Shigeo;Amin, A.T.M. Nurul; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DAAD, German; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |