Solid Waste Management (SWM) Crisis in India: A Review of the Situation at Present, Proper Planning and Introduction of Suitable Innovative Ideas

Srashti Vyas¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.2 , Issue.6 , pp.8-14, Jun-2016

Online published on Jun 29, 2016

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Abstract :
India is the second largest nation in the world, with a population of 1.21 billion, accounting for nearly 18% of world’s human population, but it does not have enough resources or adequate systems in place to treat its solid wastes. Its urban population grew at a rate of 31.8% during the last decade to 377 million, which is greater than the entire population of US, the third largest country in the world according to population (3). India is facing a sharp contrast between its increasing urban population and available services and resources. Solid waste management (SWM) is one such service where India has an enormous gap to fill. Proper municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal systems to address the burgeoning amount of wastes are absent. The current SWM services are inefficient, incur heavy expenditure and are so low as to be a potential threat to the public health and environmental quality (4). Improper solid waste management deteriorates public health, causes environmental pollution, accelerates natural resources degradation, causes climate change and greatly impacts the quality of life of citizens. This paper documents the present crisis and practices which are considered innovative and successful in SWM.

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