Solid Waste

The challenge of waste management in urban areas

Of late, the civic bodies are firm on having a decentralised policy to reduce waste reaching the dumping grounds and the landfill sites.
At source:A plant to treat biodegradable waste in Kozhikode. Such decentralised facilities have become imperative now.

The accumulation of solid waste in cities and towns offers a scary prospect.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2011
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Kerala, Thiruvananathapuram (T), Kozhikode (D), Municipal Solid Waste Rules
Solid Waste

Municipal waste management report: status-quo and issues in Southeast and East Asian countries

Solid waste management is one of the major environmental burdens particularly in megacities of many developed and developing Asian countries. An alarming rate of solid waste generation trends can be seen parallel to urbanization, industrialization and economic development.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
UNEP
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Asia, South Asia, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Waste Treatment, Informal Sector, Environmental Health
Solid Waste

Development of decision support system for municipal solid waste management in India: A review

The  complexity  of  issues  involved  in  municipal  solid  waste  management  necessitates development  and  application  of  new  tools  capable  of  processing  data  inputs  of  varying formats, numerical models and expert opinions in multi objective decision making scenario.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
P. K. Singh, A. Ohri
International Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Solid Waste, India, Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Landfill
Sanitation

In the High Court of Delhi WP (Civil) No. 9901 of 2009 in the matter of municipal waste processing plant at Sukhdev Vihar/Okhla

In the High Court of Delhi WP (Civil) No. 9901 of 2009 in the matter of municipal waste processing plant at Sukhdev Vihar/Okhla. Rejoinder filed filed by Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association and others.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
High Court of Delhi
Tags:
Health Effects, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Sanitation, Waste To Energy, Waste Incineration, Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Municipal Corporations, Supreme Court, High Court, Delhi, High Court of Delhi, New Delhi
Agriculture

Municipal solid waste management as an incentive for city farming in Pune, India

The disposal of waste presents an increasing challenge to the administrative bodies of megacities. The Municipal Corporation of the Indian city Pune has introduced source separation systems and onsite organic waste composting. The citizens concerned are looking for practical ways to treat their organic wastes and they have found city farming to be a viable solution.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2010
Sohal Behmanesh
Urban Agriculture Magazine
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Tags:
Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Urban Sanitation, Solid Waste, Organic Waste, Waste Management, Composting, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, India, Pune (T), Urban Agriculture Magazine, Sohal Behmanesh
Solid Waste

Inspiring progress: learning from Exnora Green Pammals solid waste management partnerships in four localities

This booklet by Exnora Green Pammal (EGP) begins by highlighting the grave situation in relation to solid waste management in the country and the steps undertaken by the government to tackle this issue.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2010
Brooks Anderson
Exnora Green Pammal (EGP)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Environment, India, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Waste Recycling, Wastewater Recycling, Health Effects, Waste Management
Solid Waste

Closing the circle: bringing integrated sustainable waste management home

Solid waste management and good governance are two sides of the same coin. This point was made clear by the British scholar Sir David Wilson who said that the state of solid waste management in a city is perhaps the best indicator of the state of urban

Publication Date: 
01/07/2008
& et al, Anne Scheinberg, Jeroen IJgosse, Frits Fransen
VNG International
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Public Participation, Developing Countries, Waste Recycling
Solid Waste

Failure to tackle garbage woes may attract fine

While municipal councils have foiled several attempts of the High Court to get them to attend to the garbage problem in their respective jurisdictions in the last two years, the High Court on Wednesday contemplated imposing fine on defaulting civic bodies would work as deterrent.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2008
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Garbage, Waste Disposal, Organic Waste, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, High Court, Goa

City Corp facing waste crisis, says Joaquim

Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao today said that the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) is currently facing crisis in collecting and disposing municipal solid waste due to non-availability o

Publication Date: 
28/03/2008
Herald
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Biodegradable Waste, Waste Treatment, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Goa

dumping the city's garbage

With the High Court directing the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) to stop dumping the city's garbage at its present disposal site at Tonca, there is now nowhere for the city's rubbish to

Publication Date: 
13/03/2008
Herald
Tags:
Garbage, Waste Disposal, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, High Court, Panaji

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