Solid Waste Policies and Strategies: Issues, Challenges and Case Studies

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editor
Three ‘R’: An Effective Sustainable Waste Management Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Classification of Waste
	3 Three ‘R’ Approach for Waste Management
		3.1 Reduce
		3.2 Recycle
		3.3 Reuse
	4 Strategies for Implementation of 3R Approach
	5 Conclusion
	References
‘To Study Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Campaign as a Tool to Spread Awareness in Understanding the Support of 3R Concept for Waste Minimization in Indore City as the Cleanest City of India’
	1 Introduction
	2 Review of Literature
		2.1 Classification of Wastes
		2.2 Role of Waste Management System (WMS) in a City
		2.3 Waste Management and Disaster Management
		2.4 Waste Management and Waste-Picker Livelihood
		2.5 Issues in Hand
		2.6 Solid Waste Management (SWM)
	3 Rationale and Objectives of the Study
		3.1 Rationale of the Study
		3.2 Objectives of This Study
	4 Methodology
		4.1 Research Design
		4.2 Type of Study
		4.3 Data Collection Tools
	5 Factor Analysis, Interpretation, and Results
		5.1 Data Collection
		5.2 Factor Analysis
		5.3 The Factors Emerged
		5.4 Factors Interpretation
	6 Tables and Bar Charts for Data Analysis
	7 Discussion, Findings, and Constraints
		7.1 Discussions
		7.2 Findings
		7.3 Findings Based on Manual Data Interpretation
		7.4 Limitation of Study
	8 Recommendations with Suggested Model, Conclusion, and Suggestions
		8.1 Recommendations with Suggested Model, Suggestions, and Conclusion
		8.2 Conclusion
		8.3 Suggested Low-Cost MSWM and Involvement of All Stakeholders
		8.4 Summary of Suggestions
	9 Study of City Indore as Cleanest City
		9.1 Tangible Results of Indore City at a National Level in 2017 and 2018
		9.2 Campaigning in Indore Since 2016 on War Footings by Mayor and Commissioner
		9.3 Tangible in Indore City at a National Level in 2017
	References
Pathways for Ganesha Idol Immersion Process: A Review of Best Practices by BBMP
	1 History of Ganesha Chathurthi
	2 Statement of the Problem
	3 Objectives of the Research
	4 Challenges Faced by Civic Bodies at the Time of Immersion and After the Immersion of Ganesha Idol
	5 Plans and Programmes by BBMP
		5.1 Background About BBMP
		5.2 Pre-festival Planning by BBMP
		5.3 Ganesha Festival Action Plan by BBMP
		5.4 Preparedness Plan for Immersion of Ganesha Idols
	6 Ganesha Idol Immersion Statistics
	7 Segregation and Transportation
	8 Recommendations
Collapse of Natural Carcass Disposal System—Kolkata Rotten Meat Incident: The Insight Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Objective of the Study
	3 Methodology
	4 Case Study: Selection of the Study System
		4.1 Vultures in India
		4.2 Kolkata Rotten Meat Incident
	5 Plan of Actions and Results
		5.1 KMC Managements
		5.2 Vulture Population Maintenance: A Sustainable Plan for Future (2014–2025)
	6 Discussion
	7 Conclusion
	References
Gender Transformative Planning for Urban Sanitation in India
	1 Introduction
	2 Existing Policy and Programmes on Urban Sanitation in India
	3 Way Forward
	References
Facilitating Sustainable Waste Management Strategies Within the Hospital—An Explorative Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Statistical Analysis
		2.1 Literature Review
		2.2 Distribution of Solid Waste in the Hospital
	3 Three Rs Concept
	4 The Methods of Recycling or Reuse
		4.1 Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plants
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	7 Recommendations
	References
Closing Access Loop: Situating Post-infrastructural Assurance Circumstances in Rural Sanitation
	1 Introduction
	2 Method and Structure
	3 Slippage—An Eventuality Besetting Sanitation Interventions
		3.1 Cultural Biases
		3.2 Narrow Focus of Communication Strategies
	4 Efforts Made by Other Countries in Arresting the Situation
	5 Conclusion
	References
Framework for Auditing of Municipal Solid Waste Management System in India
	1 Introduction
	2 Objective
	3 Motivation for This Work
	4 Justification of Auditing of SWM System
	5 Relationship of MSW Management Control System
	6 Development of Framework for Auditing of Municipal Solid Waste Management System
		6.1 General Auditing
		6.2 Performance Auditing
		6.3 Financial Auditing
		6.4 Compliance/Environmental Auditing
	7 Discussion
	8 Conclusion
	References
Design of Capacity Building Strategy for Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) for Andhra Pradesh—A Case Study
	1 Background
	2 Need for Capacity Building for Implementation of Uniform Guidelines
	3 Development of Capacity Building (CB) Programme
	4 Objective of Capacity Building (CB) Programme
	5 Approach and Methodology
	6 Achievements
	7 Way Forward
	References
Experience of Swachh Bharat Mission with Focus on Swachh Energy: An Experience in Silvarpatti Village of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Village Details
		1.2 Connectivity of Silvarpatti
	2 Agenda Followed in Village
	3 Solid Waste Management-Related Activities
	4 Organizing Movie Screening
	5 Door-to-Door Meetings
	6 Swachh Fuel and Its Impact
	7 Energy-Efficient Stove
		7.1 Construction of Stove
	8 Thermal Imaging
	9 Flue Gas Analyzing
	10 Conclusion
	References
Low Cost and Affordable Innovation ‘NEERFLUSH’ and ‘NEERSWACHH’ for Swachh Bharat Mission
	1 Introduction
	2 Design and Development
	3 Impact of the Developed Technologies
	4 User Perception Study
	5 Beneficiaries
	6 Conclusion
	References
On Ground Study of the ODF Statusof Ghaziabad District, U.P.
Ecoparks as a Model of Sustainable Solid Waste Management
	1 Introduction
	2 Quantity and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste
	3 Characteristics
	4 Vermicomposting of Municipal Solid Waste
	5 Concept of Compost Parks
	6 Ecoparks: Case Study of Tirupati Municipality
	7 Illustrative Design of a Compost Park for 1000 kg/Day TCM
	8 Cost Analysis of the Proposed System
	9 Pilot Compost Park: Vermicomposting Unit at Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata
	References
Environmental Management of Acharya Nagarjuna University Campus, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India—A Case Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Objective of the Study
	3 Methodology
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Land Use
	6 Conclusion
	References
Solid Waste Management in Small Island Developing States, Specifically in Mauritius
	1 Introduction
	2 Status of Waste Generation and Management in SIDS
	3 Waste Management: A Cross-Cutting Issue
	4 Priority Wastes and Issues
	5 Barriers and Challenges
	6 Strategies to Overcome Barriers
	7 Waste Generation and Composition in Mauritius
		7.1 Waste Collection, Transfer and Disposal in Mauritius
		7.2 Waste Minimization Initiatives in Mauritius
		7.3 Hazardous Waste Management in Mauritius
		7.4 Potential Waste Management Options in Mauritius
	8 Conclusions
	References
Challenges in ‘Community Organisation’ of Scrap Pickers for Swachh Bharat: Reflections from Ahmedabad
	1 Introduction and Background
	2 Methodology
	3 Scrap Pickers and Collectors in Ahmedabad: An Overview
	4 Challenges to Community Organisation Among Scrap Pickers
		4.1 Seasonal Fluctuations and Operational Variations in Scrap Picking
		4.2 Constant Dislocation, Changing Operational Conditions and Urbanisation
		4.3 Dispersed Operational Areas
		4.4 Intense Competition
		4.5 Privatisation and the Diminishing Scope for Scrap Picking
		4.6 Conclusion: Scrap Pickers—As Community?
	References
Waste Management—A Case Study in Nepal
	1 Introduction
	2 Overall Approach of the Baseline Survey
		2.1 Study Area
		2.2 Methodology for Waste Quantification and Composition Analysis
	3 Findings from the Baseline Assessment
		3.1 Waste Architecture
	4 Burning of Waste
	5 Final Disposal
	6 Opportunities in Waste Management
	Reference
Integrated Solid Waste Management in India—Implications from the Case Study of Hunsur Municipality, Karnataka
	1 Introduction
	2 Data and Case Study
	3 Existing System of Solid Waste Management
		3.1 Collection and Transport
		3.2 Processing and Disposing
	4 Findings and Analysis
	5 Conclusion
	References
3Rs Policy and Strategy for Municipal Waste Management in Thailand
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
		2.1 Social-Based Activity
		2.2 Research and Development
		2.3 Capacity Building
		2.4 International Cooperation
		2.5 Economic Instruments
		2.6 Regulatory System
	3 Result and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
ITC’s Community-Based Solid Waste Management Strategy: A Case Study of Shivalik Nagar, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand
	1 Introduction
	2 Background
	3 Methodology
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References