Environmentally Sustainable Municipal Waste
Management Strategy- A Case of Jamshedpur, India
Volume 6 - Issue 1
Anindita Bhattacharjee1, Sheetal Kamble2 and Akshey Bhargava3*
- 1Masters in Urban Planning, BIT Mesra, India
- 2Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, P PSavani University, Surat, India
- 3Ex Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, Jaipur, CEPT University, India
Received: February 04, 2021 Published: February 19, 2021
Corresponding author: Akshey Bhargava, Ex. Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, Jaipur, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
DOI: 10.32474/OAJESS.2021.06.000228
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Abstract
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) plays an important role in sustainable development. The motivation for the present
study includes the abysmal state and challenges in MSWM in urban India. The concept of zero waste is a latest one for confounding
waste problems of our society. Urbanization contributes to enhanced municipal solid waste (MSW) generation along with unscientific
handling degrades the urban environment and causes health hazards. The expansion of urban areas, industrialization and changing
patterns of consumption results in increased municipal waste generation which deteriorate the quality of environment, posing risk
to the sustainable development. The seriousness of the problem increases in a scenario where natural resources are decreasing,
and the traditional system of landfills still being practiced extensively for solid waste disposal. This paper addresses the issue of
MSW by taking the case of Jamshedpur. It discusses the present municipal waste management system, new technologies, projected
population, and solid waste generation. In an evolutionary approach, it points out the challenges that the sector is facing and makes
an attempt to suggest a way forward through new technologies and estimation of value-added products that can be produced from
the solid waste.
Keywords: Environment; sustainability; municipal sewage; management; generation trend; treatment options; economic viability
Abstract|
Introduction|
Literature Review|
Technological Options for Transforming Waste to Value added Products|
A Case Study of Jamshedpur|
Conclusion|
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