Present Scenario of Waste Management in India

Pradip Kumar Das

doi:10.46281/aijssr.v5i1.481

Pradip Kumar Das Associate Professor & Head of the Department, Commerce Unit (Morning), J.K. College, Purulia, Affiliation under S.K.B. University, Purulia, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2045-7828

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46281/aijssr.v5i1.481

Keywords: Landfills, Waste Generation, Disposal, Waste Management.

Abstract

In India, approach towards waste management is unscientific. Even today, large portion of solid waste is dumped indiscriminately on outskirts of places without any prior treatment leading to groundwater contamination and increase in air pollution. Resource recovery from waste and safe disposal of residual in scientifically designed landfills are grossly neglected. The present system is focused on collection and transportation of largely mixed unsegregated waste for sustainable solid waste management, but the capacity to plan and manage the system and ensure the enforcement of rules is a major challenge. This study analyses current scenario of waste management in India. Besides presenting few mitigation choices to respond to the growing challenge, it also suggests mechanisms for ensuring integrated waste management systems.

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