Abstract:
Solid wastes are produced in nature by various sectors ranging from industrial to domestic activities. The
objective of this research study is to identify and evaluate solid waste minimization hierarchy of waste
management for properly managing solid waste including minimizing generation and treatment that have
been generated, and disposing of waste residuals. Sustainable development is development that meets the
needs of the ‘present’ without compromising the effectiveness, efficiency and values of further generations to
meet their own needs. This article discusses about case study on generation of solid wastes and potential
waste management strategies for a group or generic industrial processes. All manufacturing and industrial
processes generate wastes in the form of liquids, solids or gases. Some wastes are considered as hazardous. The
waste minimization hierarchy of waste management is duly ranked from most desirable to least desirable. 1.
Eliminating waste generation –Most desirable, 2. Reducing waste generation- Most desirable, 3. Reuse,
recover or recycle waste materials- Most desirable, 4. Treating waste to diminish quantity and to detoxify the
hazardous and non-hazardous solid wastes --Least desirable, 5. Disposing of waste residuals- Least desirable.
Waste minimization includes only elimination, recovery, reduce, reuse and recycle hierarchies. Waste
minimization does not include treatment of wastes as well disposal that is point number 4 and point number
5 because, these are traditional waste control strategies involves treatment and disposal which are called endof-
the pipe solutions and found to be costly as well as involve control of high discharge standards. Modern
waste control strategies involves point number 1, point number 2 and point number 3 which are not
requiring end-of- the pipe solution for the waste management problems. Solid and hazardous waste generation
is the sum of material recovery and discards. In this research paper review on solid waste mininmization
hierarchy of waste management is presented for possible commercial exploitation in to industries. Report on
waste audit conducted for an industry is presented for recovering two-third of municipal solid wastes (MSW)
by recycling and composting processes for an airport industry.
