Waste Management

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) Bulk of waste in India is organic and having low calorific value.
2) Since waste is available in large quantities, waste to heat conversion is economical and beneficial for India.

- Published on 12 Apr 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 1
 
  • Due to low calorific value of waste in India, most of the waste-to-heat technologies are uneconomical.
  • The most common technologies to treat waste are converting waste to biogas (or biomethanation) or converting it to other fuels and harnessing the heat energy for productive purposes.

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