Study on the best solid waste management practices for Lucena, Quezon, Philipines through waste analysis and characterization study

Date

6-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Perlie P. Velasco

Abstract

Waste materials are being generated everyday. The amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) produced increases exponentially as human population continue to grow. Lucena Quezon has population of 246,392 estimated as of 2010 by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and it is expected that available space of its open dumpsite will be lesser if MSW's of the area are not properly managed. Waste analysis and characterization study (WACS) of daily waste stream of Lucena was conducted last April 6-7, 2014 and served as an initial step for the determination of best practice of solid waste management for entire Lucena. Computations of important parameters, such as waste generation rate and %composition of each type of wastes, needed for different MSW management practices were done at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Solid waste management practices include construction of sanitary landfill, and facilities such as wastes-to-energy (WTE), plastic-to-fuel (PTF), and materials recovery facility (MRF) and the best for the are was selected based on monetary benefit, total percentage of MSW's reduced and validity of the project based on simple payback method for payback period.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 E63 /R47

Document Type

Thesis

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