A Waste-To-Energy Plant for Municipal Solid Waste Management at the Composting plant in Isfahan, Iran

Municipal solid waste problems have become a major concern in Iran. No concrete study has been done yet on developing Waste-to-Energy technology as a complementary solution for the current Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) crisis in Iran. Apart from the available consistent data on waste compositions and quantity, the authors of this paper have conducted a new survey to identify problems and alternatives to improve the current system. The study objectives of the current study are as follows: To determine the current integrated solid waste composition and the generation of Refused Drive Fuel (RDF) To investigate the current solid waste management system of Isfahan in which the compost site plays a major role. The foremost challenge Isfahan city is facing is from landfilling. The examination of the project has been carried out through interviews with municipal authorities, review of existing documents, and field observations. The organic fraction of solid waste composition in Isfahan composting plant comprised about 75 percent. The generation of waste in this plant was estimated to be approximately 844 Ton Per Day (TPD) (308,060 tons of MSW per year) of which, about 500 TPD is rejected from the composting lines. The current chain of management system is inefficient, and recommendations are given by the authors of this paper to use Waste-to-Energy technology to improve the present situation.