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Challenges and Opportunities in SWM in India: A Perspective

In: Cities and Sustainability

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  • Sunil Kumar

    (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research– National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI))

  • Avick Sil

    (Environment Policy and Research India (EPRI))

Abstract

Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the important tasks managed by local municipal bodies. Currently, it is one of the most neglected fields in the society. Unscientific management of waste leads to emission of methane, carbon dioxide, mercaptans, hydrogen sulfide, etc. Also, through transportation, various vehicular pollutants are released. In developing countries, waste is treated as a resource, and valuable products are obtained from them. This paper highlights about scientific management of waste and potential for Mumbai to earn about 33 lakhs per day through scientific management of waste. The challenges and opportunities are being discussed in this paper.

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  • Sunil Kumar & Avick Sil, 2015. "Challenges and Opportunities in SWM in India: A Perspective," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: S. Mahendra Dev & Sudhakar Yedla (ed.), Cities and Sustainability, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 193-210, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-81-322-2310-8_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2310-8_10
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