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A REVIEW ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Pollution is increasing and most of our cities are becoming unhealthy, except some who are more efficient in managing waste. The highest amount of world’s waste is generated in India as per the World Bank data. The municipal waste generated every year is around 2.01 billion tons, which is predicted to rise to 3.4 billion tons by 2050 due to rapid urbanization, population growth and economic development. The metro cities of India like Mumbai and Delhi are resting on mounds of wastes, the condition of the civic bodies also gets reflected in the fact that the height of the Ghazipur landfill site has reached 65m which is just 08m less than the height of Qutub Minar. Only about 75- 80% of the municipal waste gets collected in India and in it merely 22-28% is processed and treated, while the rest is transported to the suburbs and disposed of randomly which causes an imbalance in the ecosystem and causes health issues in the public. Therefore there is need for framing policies for effective management of waste and above all implementation of them by the authority and adherence to them by the general public. If this is not done properly, it will lead to nuisance to the general public as well as the sustainability of the ecosystem will be at risk.
A REVIEW ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Pollution is increasing and most of our cities are becoming unhealthy, except some who are more efficient in managing waste. The highest amount of world’s waste is generated in India as per the World Bank data. The municipal waste generated every year is around 2.01 billion tons, which is predicted to rise to 3.4 billion tons by 2050 due to rapid urbanization, population growth and economic development. The metro cities of India like Mumbai and Delhi are resting on mounds of wastes, the condition of the civic bodies also gets reflected in the fact that the height of the Ghazipur landfill site has reached 65m which is just 08m less than the height of Qutub Minar. Only about 75- 80% of the municipal waste gets collected in India and in it merely 22-28% is processed and treated, while the rest is transported to the suburbs and disposed of randomly which causes an imbalance in the ecosystem and causes health issues in the public. Therefore there is need for framing policies for effective management of waste and above all implementation of them by the authority and adherence to them by the general public. If this is not done properly, it will lead to nuisance to the general public as well as the sustainability of the ecosystem will be at risk.
A REVIEW ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Afra Quasar Nadaf (author)
2021-11-25
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
Behavioral aspects of solid waste management: A systematic review
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