| Investigating the situation of Tehran waste production and management with an emphasis on developing energy production technologies |
| Paper ID : 1379-NICAME1402 |
| Authors: |
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ٍElnaz Maleki Ghelichi1, Asadollah Akram *1, Mohammad Sharifi2 1Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran 2University of Tehran |
| Abstract: |
| Tehran, as the capital of Iran and one of its large and populous cities, faces many issues in waste management. The increasing population and the production of a huge amount of waste require strong and efficient systems for proper waste management. Effective and optimal waste management requires sufficient and accurate information on the quantity and quality of the waste produced. This research has used statistical and scientific standard methods to study the quantity and quality of Tehran’s waste. Considering that planning and determining the strategy for optimal waste management requires knowing the type and amount of waste produced, the situation of urban waste production in 22 Regions of Tehran has been evaluated. The data used in this research are related to 123 municipal areas, which have been obtained from the Waste Organization of Tehran Municipality, the Statistics Center and Tehran Municipality. Based on the results obtained from the analysis of data related to Tehran’s waste production and its physical and chemical analysis, a large part of Tehran’s waste (equivalent to 65%) consists of food and organic waste, which despite having the potential for recovery and energy production, a large part of this waste is transferred to landfills and buried. Therefore, given the approach to developing technologies for energy production from waste, Tehran can have a significant improvement in waste management. |
| Keywords: |
| urban waste, waste to energy, Tehran municipality, waste management |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
