Urban solid waste management in the developing world with emphasis on India: challenges and opportunities

Management of municipal solid waste is a global problem and is faced by all developing countries. The rapid pace of increase in population, economic growth, urbanization and industrialization is coupled with accelerated solid waste generation. In most of the developing countries wastes are either sc...

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Published in:Reviews in environmental science and biotechnology 2015-06, Vol.14 (2), p.317-337
Main Authors: Srivastava, Vaibhav, Ismail, Sultan Ahmed, Singh, Pooja, Singh, Rajeev Pratap
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Cities
Developing countries
Earth and Environmental Science
economic demand
Economic growth
employment
energy
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
environmental health
Garbage collection
GNI
Gross National Income
Health
India
Industrial development
industrialization
Informal economy
infrastructure
LDCs
Low income groups
Management planning
Microbiology
Municipal solid waste
Per capita
planning
Population
population growth
Public health
Review Paper
Soil contamination
soil quality
Solid waste disposal
Solid waste management
Solid wastes
Studies
Sustainability
transportation
Urban areas
Urbanization
Waste disposal
Waste management
Waste management industry
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Summary:Management of municipal solid waste is a global problem and is faced by all developing countries. The rapid pace of increase in population, economic growth, urbanization and industrialization is coupled with accelerated solid waste generation. In most of the developing countries wastes are either scattered in urban centers or disposed off unplanned in low lying areas or open dumps. The lack of infrastructure for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of solid waste, proper solid waste management planning, insufficient financial resources, technical expertise and public attitude have made the situation exasperating due to which several environmental and health related problems are increasing. Though, there are many negative issues related to solid waste, it also provides many opportunities that not only mitigates its negative impact but also helps in meeting the demand for energy and employment generation as well as in soil health improvement. Keeping in mind the present situation the current review was planned with the objective to overlook the challenges and opportunities faced during urban solid waste management in developing countries like India.
ISSN:1569-1705
1572-9826
DOI:10.1007/s11157-014-9352-4