Present Scenario
Inefficient and Unscientific Manual Loading of Waste In most of the cities/towns there is no synchronization between waste storage depots and transportation of waste. Waste stored in open spaces is either loaded manually or with the help of loaders in traditional trucks. Manual loading takes time and reduces the productivity of the vehicles and manpower deployed.
Besides, manual handling of waste poses a threat to the health of the sanitation workers as the waste is highly contaminated.
MANUAL LOADING OF WASTE
Loading through loading machine necessitates large quantities of waste collected in open, as could be seen from the photograph below.
LOADING OF WASTE THROUGH FRONT END LOADER & TRUCKS
Here the loading operation is cheap but the loaders can not clean waste storage depots fully, besides loading machine damage the flooring and screen walls very often necessitating frequent repairs. If repairs are not carried out on time, the damaged flooring becomes a source of nuisance.
In cities where Dhalavs or large masonry bins are used, waste is not regularly removed from inside of such structures and loaders can not effectively function for removal of waste from the corners of such structures. Leftover (uncollected) waste putrefies and emanates foul smell causing nuisance and insanitary conditions.
13.2.2 Irregular Transportation
Cities and towns generally have limited fleet of vehicles and most of them are old necessitating frequent repairs with the result the transportation of waste does not take place regularly. The waste is generally seen lying in heaps or scattered at the unscientifically designed dust bins giving unsightly appearance besides causing nuisance and unhygienic conditions.
13.2.3 Underutilization of Fleet of Vehicles
Most of the vehicles are manually loaded and the lorries which can easily take 5 to 6 tonnes of solid waste in one trip, carry only 1-3 tonnes of waste as strict monitoring system does not exist. In several cities, small vehicles and even bullock carts are taken directly to landfill sites located at long distances. This makes the transportation operation very inefficient and uneconomical.
13.2.4 Open Trucks Cause Nuisance
Open trucks loaded with garbage wade through cities and towns as shown in Fig.13.3(a) & (b) below. They emanate fowl smell and cause nuisance to people. At places where cover material is arranged, covering of trucks is done half-heartedly and nuisance continues.
13.2.5 Non-Routing of Vehicles
In cities and towns, by and large, transportation net work is illdesigned. Waste storage depots are not cleared at regular intervals and more or less fire fighting operations are carried out by local bodies. These sites are attended to more on the basis of the complaints received or pressure brought on local staff rather than following a system of regular removal of waste from waste storage depots. The system of routing of the vehicles and the clearance of the bins on day to day basis thus generally breaks down.
13.2.6 Transportation of Waste from Hotels, Restaurants, Hospitals, Construction Sites, Etc.
In many cities there is no separate system of collection and transportation of such wastes and waste from the above sites is not cleaned regularly.
