Study of Municipal Solid Waste Management and Factors Affecting Its Sustainability in Indian Scenario

Abstract

The improper handling of solid waste and their segregation and collection from various sources is one of the major challenges. The open dumping areas of the municipal corporation are one of the factors which not only contribute to air pollution but also invite major chronic communicable diseases. The burning of heaps of waste may generate greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane which may contribute to global warming. The government initiative regarding the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2014 helps to strengthen the solid waste management by providing basic infrastructure and services especially in rural areas and adopting the scientific methods to collect, process, and dispose of solid waste. It’s about a one third of the population lives in urban areas, and it is expected that about 50% of India’s population will be living in urban areas by 2050, and waste generation will grow at least by 5% annually. Our objective of the study is to focus on the current challenges about the solid waste management and find out the scientific way in Indian scenario to make them more effective and minimize the financial losses also for the area of solid waste.