A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City

Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta

Page No: 84-93

Guwahati, the gateway of North East India is facing scarcity of landfill for municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal due to increase in waste generation. Currently, the generated waste is being dumped into the landfill without treatment. This may lead to further shortage of dumping ground and may cause severe damage to the ecosystem. It may also contaminate the water body and the ground water of the surrounding area. Hence, an experiment was carried out at Assam Engineering College, premises in order to find a fruitful solution to mitigate the problem. In this work, three composting methods viz. rotary drum, pit and barrel composting were adopted. All the composters were filled with segregated household waste collected from the vicinity of the campus. From the series of experiments it was found that the rotary drum took least time to decompose whereas barrel composting took maximum days to alter the waste into compost.

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APA: Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta (2025). A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City. DOI: DOI:10.86493/OTJ.2534809

AMA: Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta. A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City. 2025. DOI: DOI:10.86493/OTJ.2534809

Chicago: Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta. "A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City." Published 2025. DOI: DOI:10.86493/OTJ.2534809

IEEE: Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta, "A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City," 2025, DOI: DOI:10.86493/OTJ.2534809

ISNAD: Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta. "A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City." DOI: DOI:10.86493/OTJ.2534809

MLA: Rajiv Lochan Bikash Roy, Dr. D. K. Mahanta, Dr. P. K. Mahanta. "A Comparative Study of Rotary Drum, Barrel and Pit Composting using Municipal Solid Waste of Guwahati City." 2025, DOI: DOI:10.86493/OTJ.2534809