Waste managementGroup no.03

F.Y.B.M.SSydenham College of Commerce and Economics

Group Members

•Ashit Rajoria (Leader)

•Bhagyshee Phondekar

•Deepak Singh Bisht

•Faizan Manga

•Mugdha Supal

•Sumit Mehta

Meaning of waste

•Something that has been discarded•Disposal, recycling & recovery of materialWaste

Organic

Food

Animal

Human

Foliage

Inorganic

Plastics

Construction

Aggregate

Others

Waste management system in India • Average sewage a person releases is

225L4/day! • In Mumbai, that amounts to about 500Cr

litres of water going down the drain every single day

underground sewage pipelines

subjected to pre-treatment

sewage water is left to settle in tanks

flowing the water into huge aerated tanks

the water is subjected to chemical treatment

settled and floating waste is removed

makes its way through the complex network

easily removable waste is filtered out

the solid matter settles down and any oils, grease etc float

the water is sent for secondary treatment

bacteria is allowed to act

discharged into water bodies like rivers and lakes

• Problems

o Mainly depend upon electricity

o Use of chemicals for disinfection poses a serious environmental threat

o Disposal of the sludge and solid waste produced in the treatment process cause environmental damage

• Solutions

o Need of an integration of systems-

o A system that uses water as a medium for waste collection and soil as a medium for waste treatment

o Such a system would consume little energy and would integrate in a seamless manner with the natural cycles of environment.

• The founder acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), stressed on developing farm communities as they present the only sustainable way of leading a life which is physically, mentally, socially, economically, spiritually and environmentally friendly

Govardhan Eco Village

‘Simple Living & High Thinking’

Introduction

• Govardhan Eco Village is a farm community spread over 60 acres of land at Galtare, Wada situated 110 km North of Mumbai

• Since its inception in the year 2003, Govardhan Eco Village has made steady progress in fields:

Organic farmingCow protectionEducationRural developmentAlternative energyEco friendly constructions Sustainable living

Mission and Vision

• The purpose behind Govardhan Eco Village is twofold ▫ to present a sustainable living model based on

community living ,and ▫ to educate people in the field of traditional

sciences including Yoga and spirituality.•Govardhan Eco Village (GEV) is an ISKCON

Chowpatty initiative under the inspiration and guidance of Radhanath Swami

Members of GEV•The Govardhan Eco Village team comprises of

people from the team comprises of many highly qualified engineers and doctors from some of the best academic institutes of India and world. ▫H. H Radhanath Swami (Head)▫Hrishikesh Mafatlal,CEO & V.C. of Arvind

Mafatlal Group ▫Sanjiv Maheshwari,Project director of GEV▫Rajiv Srivastava, Venture capitalist ▫Kushal N Desai, M.D. of Apar Industries Ltd.▫Krishnan M Iyer, C.A.& Law graduate▫Gauranga Das, Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Mumbai etc.

Waste management system at Govardhan Eco Village

•Govardhan Eco village is an integration of various individual system comprising-

oorganic farming, ogoshala, obiogas plant, ogreen constructions which facilitate recycling of waste from one

system into other.

Organic waste•Human Waste

▫Entire human waste produced in the village is converted into biomass

▫Kitchen wastes, horticulture wastes etc are collected to make compost

▫The compost is packed in cement bags when ready

Ctd.•Animal Waste

▫Cattle waste is converted into biogas, to be used as a fuel for cooking

▫Slurry produced after extraction of gas is utilized as a natural fertilizer in organic farming

▫Cow dung is also used to prepare useful items like bathing soaps, bathing powder,dhoop sticks etc. based on ayurvedic formulae

Ctd.•Food waste

▫All the food waste goes under the process of grinding and fed into biogas plant which produces methane

▫The above prepared methane is used as fuel for cooking

Ctd.

•Foliage waste

▫ Includes all dried leaves, flowers offered to the deities etc▫They plough a pit and in that pit all the foliage

items are dumped and then covered by 2-3 layers of soil and sand for some time period

▫This is done to make soil more fertile for growing vegetables and fruits

Inorganic waste•Plastic bags

▫Utilized to store mud and compost▫ Also used to grow plants, esp. grasses like

kusha whose roots can be easily extracted by cutting the bag open

Ctd.•Construction Aggregate

▫Broken cement poles and bricks are utilized in making permanent raised beds(PRB) for farming

▫PRBs are an innovate way of saving human labor, tractor usage, energy and time, before cultivation

▫These beds are permanent and are more fertile and conducive for growing vegetables, fruits and rice cultivation

Ctd.•Card board and cloth

▫Waste card board cartons and cloth are used as a mulch in the agriculture field

▫A Mulch is a protective cover placed over the soil to retain moisture, reduce erosion and provide nutrients

▫Spreading the waste card board cartons and cloth on the land also blocks sunlight, thus preventing growth of any weeds.

Ctd.•Wood dust

▫Produced by sawing the wood used for construction of various buildings in the village

▫Forms an ingredient along with cow dung, in making of dhoop sticks or chemical free incense sticks

▫Not only are these dhoop sticks fragrant, but also have the utility of being a chemical free mosquito repellent

Suggestions for Mumbaikars•While shopping

▫Reduce the amount of packaging you buy▫When purchasing just one or two items don't

take a bag▫Purchase steel bottle instead of going for

plastics•In the home

▫Reuse glass jars to store nails, screws, craft supplies and other small items in the garage, workshop or sewing room

▫Use resealable, reusable containers for lunch and leftovers