Composting of Municipal Solid Waste Using Sericin Rich Wastewater from Silk Industry as an Additive

Manju R and S Srikantaswamy
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Manju R: Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Environmental Science, University of Mysore, Indiay, Nigeria
S Srikantaswamy: Associate Professor, Department of Studies in Environmental Science, University of Mysore, India

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2018, vol. 9, issue 2, 67-72

Abstract: Huge quantity of solid waste majorly comprising of organic wastes produced by various anthropogenic activities causes severe problems pertaining to environment and human life. Composting is considered as one of the well known practices for management of solid waste. It is gaining augmented consideration as an environmentally sound approach to manage organic waste especially in countries like India, where more than 50% of solid waste comprises of organic/green waste. Municipal Solid Waste Processing Site of Mysore City was chosen for the present study. Different Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) was selected for present work. Sericin rich waste water from silk industry was used as a source of additive. Organic additives were mixed at the rate of 10- 60% of OFMSW inputs. Samples collected from different experimental set up were oven dried (100 -105ËšC), ground and used for chemical analysis.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.09.555761

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