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Basics of Waste Management and Disposal Practices in the Indian Context

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Accelerated growth in population, rapid industrialization and urbanization have increased the amount of solid waste, calling for efficient strategies of waste management. Waste management is an ancient practice dating back to 2000 BC. Different methods are used for different types of waste, including thermal methods, biological methods and recycling. In this chapter I review the type of wastes, the history of waste disposal, and methods of waste disposal such as composting, landfills, incineration, gasification, waste-to-energy, recycling and waste minimization.

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Varshney, K. (2021). Basics of Waste Management and Disposal Practices in the Indian Context. In: Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 52. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 52. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73245-5_6

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