SOIL STABLISATION BY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE

Solid waste management issue is the biggest challenge to the authorities of both small and large cities in developing countries. This is mainly due to the increasing generation of such solid waste and the burden posed on the municipal budget. MSW is a type of the solid waste material available in environment. They are increasing exponentially day by day. Disposal of these waste materials is essential as they are causing hazardous effects on the environment. Disposal requires too much land. In this paper, MSW (municipal solid waste) was under taken for the stabilization of soils and its different proportion was mixed with laterite soil. Laboratory tests such as pycno meter, compaction, and unconfined compressive strength test were performed to measure the engineering characteristics of the stabilized material and influence of MSW on various parameters and unconfined compressive strength of soil evaluated.