2. BACKGROUND
• In a developing country, the backbone of waste management is still
lying on landfill facilities.
• Mixed untreated municipal solid waste (MSW) from the sources
without any segregation will be collected and dumped on the sites
• A dense populated city usually has landfill area in the outskirt of the
town or even at neighbourhood district
• It prone to horizontal conflict due to MSW transportation and inter
local government disputes
• The dependency of landfills should be minimized by reducing MSW
on the sources
4. SCOPE SDGS
• Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture
• Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all
ages
• Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water
and sanitation for all
• Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and
modern energy for all
• Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable
• Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
5. University roles
• As an example/a model of MSW management (sorting mechanism,
handling, and processing)
• As a research center in MSW processing and utilization
• As a place for incubation technology of MSW processing
• As a “window show” of the processing technology and product
development
• As a consultant and assistant for local governments or other
institution in better MSW management
• As a ‘melting pot’ of all stakeholders related to MSW management
(Gov-Ind-Acad-Soc)
6. ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY
• It is necessary that an university/institution has a processing
facility of their own waste.
• Besides as a facility for MSW processing, the facility can be
used as an incubation center of the new
technology/prototype from their own researchers.
• The facility also can be used for training, eco-education, as
well as giving insight to common visitors in waste
management.
7. Waste treatment facility PIAT UGM
• An integrated solid waste
(MSW) treatment and
recycling facility
• Thermal process: gasification,
pyrolysis, incinerator and
hydrothermal.
• Biological : composting and
biogasification
• Mechanical : drying,
compacting, pulverizing,
extruding, precipitating
8. Technology innovation and incubation
1. Composter system: rotary drum composter and static aerated pile
2. Waste plastic pyrolysis
• Less odor
• Less manpower
• Fast processing time
• Many types of organic
waste
• Gasoline-like liquid fuel
• Many type of plastic waste
9. 3. On site processing of poultry manure to fertilizer
4. Biogas from wastewater and organic fraction MSW
Drying Milling Mixing Extruding Product
• Semi-continuous process
• Dry to wet operating condition
• Low odor
• High biogas production rate
10. 5. Hydrothermal treatment MSW to solid fuel
6. MSW mechanical sortation and size reduction
• Mixed MSW (no sortation)
• Low temperature
• Fast processing time
• Coal-like product
• Less maintenance
• Less man power
11. 7. Resource recovery (struvite crystallization from wastewater/urine)
• Recover P for Phosphate rock
substitution
• Lowering the burden wastewater
treatment plant
13. Current situation (2017)
• Able to process 3 ton per day of MSW from UGM campus
• About 9 researchers get involved, 1 PhD, 12 master and 10
undergraduate student.
• Partners: two companies, one local govt., one other university
• Research grant USD 51,000 (national and JICA)
• 4 international publications
• 1 patent (draft) in mechanical sorting
• 3 prototypes (mechanical sorting, pyrolysis waste plastic and
biogasification)
14. OUTCOMES
• Nurturing the sense of responsibility among all the stakeholders
for properly treat our own generated waste
• A real contribution and action of the university in saving the
environment
• Students involved are able to learn to provide a solution to the
real problems
• Promoting a new perspective of MSW as a renewable resources
instead of waste
• The real processing facility and research/education/training
located in the same site is able to speed up the learning process
• Scientific publications and patent
16. RECOMMENDATIONS
• It is better if an university has a waste treatment facility as a
role model toward sustainable waste practices
• By visiting the facility it is easier to convince local govt. and other
stakeholders to adopt the developed system and technology
• It become easier to get research or collaboration funding
• An university can take a central role in developing better
technology in processing and utilizing waste especially for
medium scale capacity
• A university should be able to assist local government in waste
management in pursuing sustainable cities without landfill site
dependency
