One of the big challenges that today's growing cities are coping with is the delivery of
effective and sustainable waste management, together with a good sanitation. This volume …

Urban India generates about 42 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum. By
2050, 50 per cent of the country's population is projected to be urban, and the amount of …

Solid waste management in any city has a close relationship to economic, social, health and
many other aspects of urban life. Poor or inadequate management of solid waste from …

Issues related to waste management in the context of Indian Cities still requires a path finder
as most of the SWM planners and Executers are still in the dark which part of the SWM rule …

India faces major environmental challenges associated with waste generation and
inadequate waste collection, transport, treatment and disposal. Current systems in India …

Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a matter of great concern in the urban areas of
developing countries. The municipal authorities who are responsible for managing …

Solid waste management (SWM) has become a global issue and is of a major concern,
especially in developing countries, due to various environmental problems, such as …

Purpose–The purpose of this research is to assess the existing state of MSW in Kanpur city
with the aim of identifying the main obstacles to its efficiency and the prospects for …

IntRodUCtIon the netherlands recycles 32 percent and composts 27 percent of its municipal
waste–and most of the remainder is incinerated to generate electricity. Lack of space and a …

Waste is an unavoidable by product of human activities. Economic development,
urbanization and improving living standards in cities, have led to an increase in the quantity …