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This document contains an 11 question tutorial on solid waste management. It covers topics such as the sources and composition of municipal solid waste, energy content analysis of different waste components, methods of waste collection and transportation, landfill design and operation techniques, environmental protection systems at landfills, and alternative methods to reduce waste disposal at landfills. Students are asked to provide handwritten responses to the questions in a scanned PDF file to be submitted by the due date.

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Tutorial 6

This document contains an 11 question tutorial on solid waste management. It covers topics such as the sources and composition of municipal solid waste, energy content analysis of different waste components, methods of waste collection and transportation, landfill design and operation techniques, environmental protection systems at landfills, and alternative methods to reduce waste disposal at landfills. Students are asked to provide handwritten responses to the questions in a scanned PDF file to be submitted by the due date.

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Centre for Diploma Studies Session 2020/2021

Department of Civil Engineering Semester 2


Chapter: Solid Waste Management Tutorial C6
Name: Section

1. Name Three (3) sources of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).

i. _________________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________________
iii. _________________________________________________________
(3 marks)

2. Based on the composition of solid waste sample given in Table 1, determine the moisture content
of sample.
Table 1 : Composition of solid waste based on 100 kg of sample
Component % of Moisture % by Mass

Food waste 70 50
Paper 5 28
Plastics 2 12
Tin cans 2 10

(5 marks)
Centre for Diploma Studies Session 2020/2021
Department of Civil Engineering Semester 2
Chapter: Solid Waste Management Tutorial C6
Name: Section
3. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) contain several components that produce an amount of energy
shown in Table 2. Assume the moisture content of the total waste is 25 percent and ash content is
5 percent, analyze the followings;

Table 2
Component Energy, kJ/kg Mass (kg)
Food waste 4650 69
Paper 16750 15
Plastics 32600 24
Textiles 17450 12

i) Total energy based on 100kg waste sample.


(7 marks)

ii) Unit energy content.


(3 marks)

iii) Energy content on an ash-free dry basis.


(3 marks)

4. Compare between Daily route method and Large route method using the truck for waste collection.
Use the following table.

Daily Route Method Large Route Method

(4 marks)
Centre for Diploma Studies Session 2020/2021
Department of Civil Engineering Semester 2
Chapter: Solid Waste Management Tutorial C6
Name: Section

5. Sketch a landfill and identify the cell, lift, intermediate cover, perimeter berm, refuse and landfill
liner.
(12 marks)

6. List Three (3) landfill environmental protection and monitoring systems.

i. _____________________________________________________________________

ii. _____________________________________________________________________

iii. _____________________________________________________________________

(6 marks)

7. State Three (3) disadvantages of area fill operation method


(6 marks)

8. Describe the operating technique for the trench fill operation method.
(5 marks)

9. Give Three (3) option available to manage leachate on the landfill.


(3 marks)

10. Calculate the area required for a new landfill site with a projected life of 20 years for a population
of 500,000 generating 30 kg per household per week. Assume the density of waste is 600 kg/m3 and
4 person per household. A planning restriction limits the height of the landfill to 12 m.
(6 marks)

11. Explain the disadvantages of using landfill for solid waste disposal and recommend the Three (3)
methods to help reduce waste on the landfill.
(12 marks)

All the answers must be in HANDWRITING form. Please scan your answer and save as a
PDF file. Then, please upload your answer script in AUTHOR (Individual Activities Folder).
The due date of submission is on 9th JUNE 2022 (THURSDAY), [Link] pm.

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