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Energy from waste: a solution for the garbage crisis at Meethotamulla, Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Nawarathna, RAG
dc.contributor.author Joyce, S
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Karunasena, GI
dc.contributor.editor Ramachandra, T
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-11T05:26:25Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-11T05:26:25Z
dc.date.issued 2016-07
dc.identifier.citation Nawarathna, R.A.G., & Joyce, S. (2016). Energy from waste: a solution for the garbage crisis at Meethotamulla, Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka. In Y.G. Sandanayake, G.I. Karunasena & T. Ramachandra (Eds.), Greening environment, eco-innovations & entrepreneurship (pp. 194-202). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2016-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17273
dc.description.abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation and management is a continually growing problem at global level, and is becoming more complicated day by day. Sri Lanka as a developing country also confronts the issue of increasing solid waste. Its major conventional solid waste management practice of open dumping is being challenged at present due to its negative impacts on environment and public health. Therefore, there is a necessity to look at this problem from a new perspective. Being identified the Energy from Waste (EfW) technologies as one of the best solutions to solve MSW problem, this paper aims at assessing the viability of setting up an EfW facility to get rid of Meethotamulla, Kolonnawa Garbage Mountain which has become a pressing issue today. The data gathered from secondary sources such as government publications, journal articles, newspaper articles, and other published reports intensifies this analysis. Based on the analysis, it is identified that mass combustion is the best possible technology to treat about 1300 tons of waste per day in order to make the Meethotamulla garbage site hazard free zone by 2040 and to generate 14MW of electricity per day as a by-product of waste combustion. And eventually, the PESTE analysis identifies the opportunities and threats that can be affected when implementing such a capital intensive facility. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ceylon Institute of Builders en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2016-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.subject Energy from waste en_US
dc.subject Municipal solid waste en_US
dc.subject Meethotamulla garbage dump en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Energy from waste: a solution for the garbage crisis at Meethotamulla, Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.identifier.year 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 5th World Construction Symposium 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 194-202 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Greening environment, eco-innovations & entrepreneurship en_US
dc.identifier.email amalka.gayashini@gmail.com en_US


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