M.S. Thesis: Current State of Waste Management in Tajikistan and Potential for a Waste-to-Energy Plant in Khujand City
By Shahnoza Boboeva
Advisor: Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science
Columbia University
April 2015
The objectives of this study were:
- Examine the current state of waste management in Tajikistan, in particular in Khujand city.
- On the basis of the obtained information propose methods for increasing recycling and composting in Khujand.
- Conduct a very preliminary feasibility study of the potential for implementing a waste-to-energy plant in Khujand for recovering electricity and heat, by combusting the post-recycling fraction of the Khujand municipal solid wastes.