1Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 247667
2Department of Environment, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India, 226001
*Corresponding author (e-mail: ankur.envt@gmail.com)
Online published on 16 February, 2018.
Government of India has been authorized Hazardous waste processing plants in Kanpur city for treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDF) in 2007 valid up to Feb 2017. Total 1, 95, 989 MT of Land fellable hazardous waste have been collected from industries across Uttar Pradesh, including direct land filling (DLF) and land filling after treatment (LAT) waste including 81231.989 MT of waste received from common effluent treatment plant (CETP) Jajmau, Kanpur as on April, 2015. The site selected for the present study, 1st SLF cell already accomplished and 2nd SLF Cell is under operation among the 4 SLF and still plant has remaining capacity for further accommodate another 2, 50, 000 MT of Land fellable waste in secured landfills (SLF). The study also provides information on the quantity of hazardous wastes which were suitable for secure landfill, with or without pre-treatment, and for incineration. A plan for hazardous waste management for the region is proposed.
Hazardous waste management, Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facilities
