Managing Waste in Kota

Abstract

<div><em>Knowing it fully well that waste is going to be a great danger in future if not managed properly. Various types of wastes produced by the society is dumped on the roads or in water reservoirs. Another alarming fact is that only about fifty percent is subjected to some sort of treatment. This result in severe pollution of land, air and water and causes severe health problems. The increased incidence of epidemics is a pointer for this situation. Moreover, irreparable damage is being caused to the ecosystem and therefore, a safe dependable waste management and disposal system is the need of the hour.</em></div><div> </div><div><em>The paper stresses the use of 4Rs in minimizing the waste and the techniques related to manage the waste have been discussed at length.</em></div>