Abstract
Covid – 19 brought about a change in process of working in all the spheres. A change could be seen in the education sector, hospitality, transport, manufacturing, medical sector, etc. The economy and lifestyle were majorly hit at all levels. Even a single-unit family faced the brunt of the pandemic in several ways. The family size increased because members of the family who were away from homes working in different cities other than their native places shifted back. That resulted in variation in the quantity of waste generation at residences and a change in the composition of waste as well.While socialists, scientists, architects, and environmentalists are concerned about fancy topics like sustainability, climate change, environmental awareness, etc., one should not forget about the waste management system to add on points towards sustainability & healthy life. A proper waste management system plays a major role when the world faces such a pandemic situation.The study is aimed to find out the changes in the waste composition and change of mode and frequency of collection in the residential sector during the lockdown period.The need for such a study will help us frame better guidelines for future. It will also help us know the awareness level of public and how much more is required for better segregation of waste. This will further help us for better waste management.The methodology used in the paper is questionnaire based besides self-observation. The questionnaire was floated in tricity of Chandigarh, Mohali and Punchkula and Kharar.The findings of the paper reveal that there was considerable lowering in the frequency of collection of waste from the residential area which caused a lot of inconvenience to the owners. It has been found that the waste composition has changed over a period of time with more usage of plastics which were frequently used in the form sanitizer bottles, surface disinfectant bottles, and vegetable cleaning liquid bottle etc. besides packaging material used because of online shopping and extra usage of placebo medicines.
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