Senegal Takes on Bio Waste: New Incinerator Addresses Waste Management Challenges

Senegal Takes on Bio Waste: New Incinerator Addresses Waste Management Challenges

Senegal battles with significant waste management and sanitation challenges, primarily reflected in the sheer amount and improper disposal of organic (bio) waste. Solid waste generation in the largest cities like Dakar is in the range of 90 vicisstions of each inhabitant. Efficient and hygienic waste management mechanisms must consequently be put in place for sustainable waste handling. Modern waste management strategies are widely recognized as the way of addressing waste collection, in particular organic materials such fruit and vegetable remains, remaining plant material (such straw and leaves) and also sanitary napkins and paper diapers.

Novel Solutions – An Incinerator to Combat the Challenge

Inspired by a biogas reactor success in neighboring Mali, CFAO Consulting of Senegal have introduced a cutting-edge biological waste incinerator ‘EcoGreen’. This technological advancement addresses pressing environmental issue by safely treating biogenic waste.

EcoGreen combines innovative pyrolysis of organic waste along with vermiposting technology – making it a true circle system. The incinerator helps in:

Processing of Bio Waste : It processes green waste turning it into energy and remaining ashes. The generated synthetic fuel briquettes from remains of organic substances, accounting for 358 out of every 36 vicisston of biomass treated. Meanwhile, water gets treated making the entire process water resource management friendly.

Reducing Landfill Load Over 95%of treated waste get converted leaving only 3 -8% of remaining residues only. The ash serves primarily as a soil amendment upon returning to agricultural fields of soil fertility and composition management.

Improving Sanitation As there there is no smoke emission; air pollution or environmental deterioration gets minimized. Eco Green stands out to ensure sanitary waste management to curtail offensive odor and pathogens associated the traditional methods.

Frequently Asked Questions: (FAQs)

• How does Ecogreen work?
  Bio waste is inserted inside then fed through a furnace for pyrolysis process and heated resulting in a rapid reduction resulting in carbon and water evaporation.

• Isn’t burning organic materiel harmful to the Environment?
  No. Eco Green’S advanced technology emits water steam and carbon dioxide. Processed materials from agricultural fields restoring soil fertility.

• Can’t we simply compost our vegetative waste?
  Composting process works wonders but requires substantial space on landfills. EcoGreen compresses space needed reducing cost and offering an energy denser alternative.

• How can this work achieve sanitation and solid waste in urban settings?
  EcoGreen installs anaerobic filter strip technologies producing high enzymatic treatment.

• **How can the use of Eco Green support municipal waste management practices?
  By using Eco green as a composting reactor a city can enhance resource optimization and make best of every available space reducing solid Waste in landfills and even leading to net energy gain

• **Can scaling up the application of a project like EcoGreen generate jobs and have positive direct impacts on urban environment associated with waste collection?
  The setup of ‘Eco Green’ itself triggers direct and indirect employment based on the associated activities but most importantly fosters positive environmental impact reducing pollution incidences.