Abstract
In India, approach towards waste management is unscientific. Even today, large portion of solid waste is dumped indiscriminately on outskirts of places without any prior treatment leading to groundwater contamination and increase in air pollution. Resource recovery from waste and safe disposal of residual in scientifically designed landfills are grossly neglected. The present system is focused on collection and transportation of largely mixed unsegregated waste for sustainable solid waste management, but the capacity to plan and manage the system and ensure the enforcement of rules is a major challenge. This study analyses current scenario of waste management in India. Besides presenting few mitigation choices to respond to the growing challenge, it also suggests mechanisms for ensuring integrated waste management systems.
Highlights
Generation of waste is a natural phenomenon
There is an urgent need to move to more sustainable solid waste management (SWM) with new management systems and facilities
Et al, (2007) in their report over municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in Indian cities discussed about the different aspects of disposals and treatment of MSW
Summary
Generation of waste is a natural phenomenon. Despite social, economic and environmental development, there is a long way to implement an effective solid waste management (SWM) practice. India strives to attain an industrialized nation status (Sharma & Shah, 2005). There is an urgent need to move to more sustainable SWM with new management systems and facilities. Developed countries manage their wastes with advanced facilities, competent government institutions and bureaucracies. Developing countries like India are still in the transition towards better waste management (WM). Current SWM systems having negative impact on public health, environment and economy need clear government policies and competent bureaucracies especially in countries having rapid population growth. This paper comprehensively reviews current status of WM in India and makes an attempt to track various issues concerning waste streams as on date
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