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Status of municipal solid waste management system in India

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  • Poonam Vaidya
  • Rakesh Kumar
  • Prabhu Ravikumar Kantoji

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Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) has become a worldwide concern and is a major issue especially in developing countries due to environmental problems, such as air, soil and water pollution and generation of greenhouse gases from open dumping sites. The MSW management is going through a critical phase due to the non-availability of suitable facilities to treat and dispose of the increasing amount of MSW generated daily specially in metropolitan cities. Municipal authorities generally fail to provide adequate services due to insufficient funds and ineffective legislation. The current MSWM practices including collection, transportation, treatment and disposal systems of India have been presented in this paper. It also highlights the recommendations for improvement in existing system to achieve the goal of sustainable solid waste management considering technological, institutional and financial factors.

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  • Poonam Vaidya & Rakesh Kumar & Prabhu Ravikumar Kantoji, 2014. "Status of municipal solid waste management system in India," International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 17(2/3/4), pages 310-333.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijetma:v:17:y:2014:i:2/3/4:p:310-333
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