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Carbon Footprint of Municipal Solid Waste in Greater Bangalore
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1Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
2Faculty of Architecture, Unversity of Melbourne, Australia
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CONCLUSION

The per capita household waste generated ranges from 156.0 gm/per/day (South zone) to 87.9 gm/per/day (North east). The variation could be attributed to different consumption pattern of residents between the zones. In majority of the wards the CO2 equivalent emission is in the range of 2-4 Gg/year. Organic fraction (82%) constitute the major component of household waste. This necessitates appropriate treatment options to treat the organic fractions of the waste to reduce GHG emissions. Decentralized treatment options of converting to energy (biogas) or compost (manure) would help in converting the waste to wealth.

 

 

 

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Citation : Gouri Kulkarni, Vishnu Bajpai, Sun Sheng Han and Ramachandra. T.V, 2012. Carbon Footprint of Municipal Solid Waste in Greater Bangalore., Proceedings of the LAKE 2012: National Conference on Conservation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems, 06th - 09th November 2012, School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, pp. 1-8.
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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