Solid waste as an alternative source of energy. A pilot project for urban Lahore
Tashifahmed Ahmed
Project Report from the year 2015 in the subject Environmental Sciences, grade: A, GC University (GC University Lahore), course: Project Appraisal & Planning, language: English, abstract: Solid waste management has emerged as one of the most important entity in the recent past. It is the proper system of collecting waste till its proper disposal. Most developed countries now a days are properly managing their solid waste to generate electricity and other sources of energy. United States and Europe are processing their solid waste up to 32% to 41% respectively. It is the need of the hour that energy deficient developing countries with their huge potential for generating energy from their solid waste to pay heed at this front. Pakistan is the most urbanized country throughout the whole south Asia with 35% of the population resides in urban areas. So there lie huge potential for the production of energy in the form of electricity, biogas, natural gas etc. in Pakistan because according to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (2005) only 51-69% of the generated waste is collected and the rest remains in the streets or collection points....
