UNIT II:
COLLECTION, SEGREGATION AND TRANSPORT AND
MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES: HANDLING
AND SEGREGATION, COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ANALYSIS OF COLLECTION
SYSTEMS. TRANSFER STATIONS – LABELING AND
HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS WASTES. SOLID WASTE
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES.MECHANICAL AND
THERMAL VOLUME REDUCTION. BIOLOGICAL AND
CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENERGY AND OTHER
RESOURCE RECOVERY: COMPOSTING – TYPES,
VERMICOMPOSTING, TERMIGRADATION, FERMENTATION.
INCINERATION OF SOLID WASTES DISPOSAL IN
LANDFILLS: SITE SELECTION, DESIGN, AND OPERATION
OF SANITARY LANDFILLS;LEACHATE AND LANDFILL GAS
MANAGEMENT; LANDFILL CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LANDFILL REMEDIATION.
REGULATORY ASPECTS OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT