Solid Waste Management - I
Get the full GTU study material, English & Gujarati textbook PDFs, syllabus curriculum, and solved previous year question papers.
English Book & Chapters
English Book Coming Soon
We are working hard to add this material. Stay tuned for updates!
Follow on Instagram for UpdatesGTU Previous Year Papers
Solid Waste Management - I Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Solid Waste Management - I (subject code 3163514) as prescribed for Env. Sci. Tech · Semester 6 divides the course into 4 units, covering 41 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3163514)Unit 1 Introduction and characterization of solid waste
- Classification of solid wastes
- source- based classification
- Factors affecting SWM system
- SWM-Indian Scenario
- Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules
- with latest amendments
- Waste generation and composition
- Importance of segregation and collection
Unit 2 Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Onsite Handling
- Storage and Processing of Solid Waste: Handling methods
- Factors considered for storage
- Need for segregation
- Onsite processing Collection and Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste: Waste collection
- Collection systems and equipment
- Layout of collection routes
- means of transport
- Need and design requirements of Transfer station Processing and Separation of Municipal Solid Waste: Importance
- Roll crushing
- Material separation principle
- Float/Sink separators
- Magnetic separators
- Other devices for processing and material separation
- Drying and dewatering Recovery of Resources
- Conversion Products and Energy: Material recovery & recycling
- Recovery of chemical and biological products
- Recovery of energy Disposal of Solid Waste: Landfill site selection criteria
- Landfilling methods
- Landfill processes
- Landfill design
- Landfill operations
- Landfill closure and post-closure care
Unit 3 Sustainable waste management practices, 4R principle for waste management. Physico-
- chemical and Biological methods (aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion) Composting (Indore & Bangalore Method) of treating solid wastes
- Thermo-chemical methods (Pyrolysis
- gasification and incineration) of treating solid wastes
- Energy recovery through Refuse derived fuel
- Best Practices in India and International
Unit 4 Construction & Demolition waste Management - Rules & Requirements, One case study
- (Surat) Plastic Waste Management - Rule
- Role & Responsibilities
- recycle options
- Methods of disposal including Energy recovery
- Present Scenario 08 Subject Code: 3163514
Study on Android App:
