Municipal solid waste characterization, Tehran-Iran.
Effective waste management has been greatly restricted by insufficient statistical data on the generation, processing and waste disposal. This study was undertaken in the municipality of Tehran. A total of 6,060 samples were compared by statistically comparing source generation, destination and intermediate stations. The results from these analyses showed that the average per capita waste generation in Tehran was 589 g day(-1). It was also observed that, of the total amount of waste generated in the municipality of Tehran, 73% was domestic waste and 27% was non-domestic waste. In addition, 68% of total household waste was organic waste, while 41% of non-domestic waste was organic waste. Furthermore, 61% of waste in Tehran was generated at the source, while 72% of the waste coming into the Aradkoh disposal and processing center was organic waste. The physical analysis was showed that there was no significant difference between the wastes generated in 2004 and those generated in 2009 and that there was not equal percentage of wet waste coming into the disposal center with urban service stations. This indicates that active source separation programs in metropolitan Tehran.
Environmental Management, Environmental Study/Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43300, Malaysia.
Helen Morabi
HM
Heravi
Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering/K.N. Toosi University, 1346, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza
MR
Sabour
School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Hossein
AH
Mahvi
D002947:Cities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007492:Iran; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D007220:Industrial Waste; D062611:Solid Waste