Disposal by Incineration (KPI-10)

OBSERVATIONS

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Yearly Trends

• Performance largely dependent on methodology of re-sorting – low whenever all combustable waste are designated as an Alternate Fuel Resource (AFR) to be used for energy capture – high when unsaleable plastics alone are designated as AFR – and the rest, such as textile waste, soiled unsaleable paper, and such – that can be safely subjected to closed high-temperature burning is disposed off onsite.

Six Month Trend

• The high peak during April was due to increased waste generation due to tourist influx.
• The subsequent decrease observed over the next two months was due to countermeasures taken by composting paper deemed unfit for recycling rather than disposal by burning.

31-Day Trend

• Trend has stabilised at 45% – peaks on Sundays to be ignored as they are due to denominator issues and do not reflect on the correct picture.
• Peaks other than on Sundays chiefly due to total power shutdown, particularly on the 16^th & 18^th of July

Further decrease desirable – considering transportation costs substantial Extended Producer Responsibility support needed to go back to methodology involving a combustable fraction as AFR, failing which a minimal reduction can be made by refining the re-sorting process through automation and intense training and retraining of workforce.