Solid waste management a treatise

The synergy between the people or community at large and the government urban local bodies has been the missing link in general towards the strategy of effective handling of solid waste at the urban level. The urbanisation trend since the 1990s has been at a faster pace than anticipated coinciding with the open economy in India. There was a boom towards privatisation and an open economy invited various players within and from outside the country to engage with the economic growth process. This participation and embracing of the open economy was not planned to handle the boom that was to come. The economists and the planners were caught unawares or had an estimate which went hayware when the boom happened. We are comparing this essay to the context of effective solid waste management and how the synergy can be brought about to enhance the role of both the community and the urban local body with respect to this task on hand. The economic opportunity was huge in terms of the population that we hold as a country for both the goods and services.

Author(s): Madhusudan Hanumappawaste management

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