A Study on Determining the Potential Size of a Waste to Energy Plant in Chattogram

Abstract

Municipal solid waste is a fast growing and a serious threat to the world as it is producing methane (𝐶𝐻4) gas that is 34 times stronger than carbon dioxide (𝐶𝐻2). The growing amount of waste around the world polluting ocean, soil, air and water continuously. Moreover, mounting waste dumping sites are taking more of the land’s day by day. However, the world has come up with the solution by turning trash into energy using waste to energy power plants. The goal of this study is to determine the potential size of waste to energy plant in Chattogram which is the second largest city of Bangladesh with 28 million people of whom 5 million people live in the metropolitan area. An extensive research and analysis were done on metropolitan waste to determine the calorific value of the waste thus, the potential size of waste to energy plant in Chattogram.