• Gowtham B
• Dr.V.Damodharan

In India, 90 million t of solid wastes are generated annually as byproducts of industrial, mining, municipal, agricultural and other processes. The amount of MSW generated per capita is estimated to increase at a rate of 1–1.33% annually. To reduce municipal waste, house fly maggots were used. The experiments were conducted in trays. The size of tray was 1mx1mx9inches and which is locally available in the market. Two trials were conducted to observe the growth of larva in specific intervals viz., 1stday, 3rd day, 5thday and 7thday. The moisture content, pH, total hardness and waste reduction index were calculated. The study concluded that the using of housefly maggot reduces the municipal waste efficiently at micro level. The major obstacles associated with the production of housefly larvae from municipal waste on large scale seems to be technological aspects of scaling up the production capacity. Therefore, the municipal solid waste can be reduced commercially by having knowledge on housefly characteristics.

MSW, Housefly maggot, Waste reduction, pH, Total hardness

"An Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Reduction Using Housefly Maggot (Musca Domestica)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.84-89, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904M15.pdf

"An Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Reduction Using Housefly Maggot (Musca Domestica)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp84-89, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904M15.pdf