A Review Study on “Present Scenario of Waste Management In India”

Abstract

This paper reviews the Present Scenario of Waste Management in India. The present system is focused on collection and transportation of largely mixed unsegregated waste for sustainable solid waste management, but the capacity to plan and manage the system and ensure the enforcement of rules is a major challenge. This study analyses current scenario of waste management in India. Be sides presenting few mitigation choices to respond to the growing challenge, it also suggests mechanisms for ensuring integrated waste management systems. A trend of significant increase in municipal solid waste generation has been recorded worldwide. This has been found due to over population growth rate, industrialization, urbanization and economic growth. Consumerism speed has been found very high covering around more than 50% of total population since last decade due to higher economic growth, which has ultimately resulted in increased solid waste generation.

Keywords: Landfills, Waste Generation, Disposal, Waste Management.