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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
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MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEM
Per capita waste generation increasing by 1.3% per annum
With urban population increasing between 3 – 3.5% per annum
Yearly increase in waste generation is around 5% annually
India produces 42.0 million tons of municipal solid waste annually at present.
Per capita generation of waste varies from 200 gm to 600 gm per capita / day. Average generation rate at 0.4 kg per capita per day in 0.1 million plus towns.
Collection efficiency ranges between 50% to 90% of the solid waste generated.
PRESENT STATUS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
STORAGE OF WASTE AT SOURCE IS LACKING
DOMESTIC WASTE THROWN ON STREETS
TRADE WASTE ON ROADS / STREETS
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS LEFT UNATTENDED
BIO-MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSED IN MUNICIPAL WASTE STREAM
INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSED OF IN OPEN AREAS
SEGREGATION OF RECYCLABLE WASTE AT SOURCE NOT DONE
PRIMARY COLLECTION OF WASTE NOT DONE AT PLACE OF GENERATION
INITIATIVES BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Bio-medical Waste Handling Rules, 1998 - Notified
Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2000 – Notified.
Reforms Agenda (Fiscal, Institutional, Legal)
Technical Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management
Technology Advisory Group on Municipal Solid Waste Management
Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Integrated Plant Nutrient Management from city compost.