WASTE RECYCLING CENTER
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I.O.E. Pulchowk Campus
Abstract
Waste has been one of the major problems of the present world causing
substantial environment impact and hazards in human health, worldwide. Rapid and
haphazard urbanization along with unprecedented growth of urban population has
directly served to generation of huge amount of unmanaged waste. The problem is severe
in many developing nations and so is in Nepal. The most urbanized cities of Nepal, like
Kathmandu lacks proper waste management infrastructures and facilities. While the
generation of Municipal Solid Waste of Kathmandu Metropolitan City is about 600
tons/day, that is 50% of total waste of Kathmandu valley, there is no effective resource
or infrastructures for recycling them. As a result, waste ends up in landfill sites,
riverbanks and open spaces. Architects, however, are notably absent from the
conceptualization, design and implementation of projects related to waste management
facilities, which even worsens the case. This thesis tries to investigate the waste problem
via the lens of design. This research aims to investigate and analyze present condition of
municipal waste generation, composition and management in the Kathmandu valley.
Also, it analyzes the changes and improvement needed on current MSWM system as it
is ineffective and unsustainable. Thus, this thesis tries to interconnect the missing links
between architecture and waste by design of a Waste Recycling Center for Kathmandu
Metropolitan city. The thesis aims to generate a sustainable system of waste management
within the design of public space, integrated in waste recycling facility that adds up value
to architecture of such buildings otherwise considered dull and alienated.
Description
Waste has been one of the major problems of the present world causing
substantial environment impact and hazards in human health, worldwide. Rapid and
haphazard urbanization along with unprecedented growth of urban population has
directly served to generation of huge amount of unmanaged waste.