Waste Management-Case Studies

Waste recycling in Kenya

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Profits From Waste : An Ngo-Led Initiative For Solid Waste Management In Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

Lucknow, as in the case of most cities in India, has been struggling with the problem of solid waste management. Muskan Jyoti Samiti is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) which has been successfully providing comprehensive solid waste management services to a part of the city since 1994. Its operations include street cleaning, garbage collection, sorting, transportation, disposal and vermi-composting. It recovers the operation and maintenance cost from the households served. Read more…

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Sustainable Waste Management; Case study of Nagpur INDIA

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In India the amount of waste generated per capita is estimated to increase at a rate of 1%-1.33% annually. It is estimated that the total waste quantity generated in by the year 2047 would be approximately about 260 million tonnes per year. The enormous increase in waste generation will have impacts in terms of the land required for waste disposal. It is estimated that if the waste is not disposed off in a more systematic manner, more than 1400 sq. km of land would be required in the country by the year 2047 for its disposal. Read more…

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Since time immemorial, the underprivileged kani tribals have been living in hutments made of mud, bamboo and leaves and are put to untold misery especially during the monsoon periods which last for almost 6 months. Their repeated pleas for improvement of their huts could not be met. Read more…