Waste management in cities
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waste management in Cities
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Households and businesses generate waste
The waste is usually sent to landfills.
origin of waste
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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.)
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Landfills are Hazardous
They pollute land and water
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No community would like a landfill around it.
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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%).
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new thinking in waste management
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Waste can be managed responsibly at multiple levels
home / office
community /
neighborhood
city
producers
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It is possible to publicly manage our waste to create an environmentally safe and a CLEAN city
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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