waste management in Cities

Households and businesses generate waste

The waste is usually sent to landfills.

origin of waste

waste sent to landfill

Mumbai : 5,500 tons per day (approx.)

Bangalore : 3,000 tons per day (approx.)

Delhi : 6,000 tons per day (approx.)

Pune : 1,500 tons per day (approx.)

Landfills are Hazardous

They pollute land and water

No community would like a landfill around it.

how WASTEFUL we are !!

Landfills are NOT necessary.

Of the total waste that end up in landfills, a whopping

95% can still be reused or recycled (45%) or turned into compost (50%).

new thinking in waste management

Waste can be managed responsibly at multiple levels

home / office

community /

neighborhood

city

producers

It is possible to publicly manage our waste to create an environmentally safe and a CLEAN city

For more information see:

segregation, the FIRST step

waste management for communities

responsible waste management for cities

waste management law and policy in India

innovation in waste management

economics of waste management