Waste generation and management status in the fast-expanding Indian cities: A review
Abhishek Dutta, Wanida Jinsart
Abstract
: The burgeoning per capita municipality solid waste (MSW) generation for the top 10 most populated Indian cities and their upward trend through 1971 to 2015 calls for the need for scientific disposal of waste and policies to encourage waste minimization with the adoption of cleaner technologies. A complete mismatch between population increase and waste processing capacity increase, in the case of the top 10 populous cities of India, is raising a concern toward imminent health hazards for the city dwellers. This paper depicted the dismal MSW and IHW management performance in populous Indian cities and proposed a strategy for realistic measurement and management of waste.
Topics & Concepts
Per capitaMegacityMunicipal solid wasteHazardous wasteMunicipal corporationBusinessGeographyAgricultural economicsEnvironmental protectionWaste managementEnvironmental healthEngineeringPopulationEconomyEconomicsArchaeologyMedicineMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementHealthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance