Study of the Treatment and Reuse of Solid Waste by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Ahmedabad is the 7th largest city of the India and largest city of Gujarat with above 6 million population and 26.61% decadal growth rate.AMC has deployed 89 Tipper Trucks, 40 JCB Machines, 33 Bobcat type machines, 120 Hydraulic Dumper Placers, 11 Skip Lifters, 54 Compactors, 4DeadAnimalVans, 14 Nuisance Tankers, 1 Mobile Court, 60 Tractors, 3 Excavators, 5 Bull dozers, 3 Wheel dozers, 30 Truck / Tractor mounted Road Vacuum Sweepers, 15 self-ride on road vacuum sweepers, 12 manure lifting vehicles (for cleaning of open defecation spots), 24 mini vans and other contactors’ 700 vehicles in all 6 zones. AMC deploys more than 1173 Total vehicles / Equipment on daily basis for efficient handling of waste cleaning of the city. AMC started road resurfacing in Ahmedabad using polymer bitumen using Plastic Waste. The machine named ‘My Pet’ collects and crushes plastic (PET) bottles which are then used as a raw material for a range of products like polyester sheets & fibers. With the ever increasing human population the management of solid waste is a huge task. The AMC through its sincere efforts is trying to recycle and reuse the materials leading to decrease in pollution levels. A visit at Pirana treatment plant gives a glimpse of the efforts attempted by AMC.