TY - JOUR T1 - An Analysis of Kashan Municipal Solid Waste, Iran AU - Dabirian, Mahdi AU - Biglari, Hamed AU - Zarei, Amin AU - Sohrabi, Younes AU - Charganeh, Seyedeh Shadi AU - javan, Nasibe JO - Research Journal of Applied Sciences VL - 11 IS - 7 SP - 554 EP - 556 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-932x DO - rjasci.2016.554.556 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2016.554.556 KW - Solid waste KW -municipal waste KW -quantitative waste KW -qualitative waste KW -Kashan AB - Solid waste are important environmental issue in the now new world. Science the proper management of municipal solid waste needs suitable statistical data. This study ordered to determine quantity and quality characteristics of municipal solid wastes generated in Kashan, Iran. This study was done in April 2014-April 2015. Due to standard instructions, one sample per month prepared and analyzed. The results showed 223.3 ton solid waste are generated in average per day. The results revealed that Kashan’s municipal solid wastes composed from 75.5% putrescibles, 11.04% plastic, 4.47% study, 3.71% glass, 2.22% textile, 1.28% metals, 0.57% soil, 0.66% wood and 0.55% others. The solid waste generation per capita in the Kashan was 637 g/cap/day and the average of solid waste density in transfer station was 194 kg/m3. So, waste separation at generating point and composting method will decreased the Kashan environmental pollution and solid waste can be easy and better management. ER -