Improving municipal solid waste management in India : a sourcebook for policymakers and practitioners

Improving municipal solid waste management in India : a sourcebook for policymakers and practitioners / Da Zhu [and others].

Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a matter of great concern in the urban areas of developing countries. The municipal authorities who are responsible for managing municipal solid waste are unable to discharge their obligations effectively because they lack the in-house capacity to handle the complexit...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: World Bank Institute
Other Authors: Zhu, Da
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2007?]
Series:WBI development studies.
Subjects:
Recycling (Waste, etc.) > India.
Refuse and refuse disposal > India.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Waste Management.
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Refuse and refuse disposal
India
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction to Solid Waste Management; 1. Current Situation in Indian Cities and Legal Framework; Table 1.1 Indian Census, 2001; Table 1.2 Increase in Urban Population in India; Table 1.3 Physical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste; Table 1.4 The Four Steps of Schedule I of the 2000 Rules; Figure 1.1 Compliance with the 2000 Rules; Table 1.5 Reasons for Noncompliance with the 2000 Rules; Table 1.6 Color Coding and Type of Container for Disposal of Biomedical Waste; Box 1.1 Summary of Drawbacks of the Current Street-Sweeping Practices.
  • Box 1.2 Major Drawbacks of the SWM Transport SystemBox 1.3 Waste-to-Energy Technologies; Box 1.4 Best Practices; Box 1.5 Case Study: Door-to-Door Collection through Motorized Vehicles in Chennai; Box 1.6 Case Study: Segregation, Door-to-Door Collection, and Street Sweeping in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh; Box 1.7 Case Study: Door-to-Door Collection through RWAs and NGOs in Ahmedabad; Table 1.7 Comparison of Door-to-Door C.

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