Challenges and opportunities associated with waste management in India

Challenges and opportunities associated with waste management in India

India faces major environmental challenges associated with waste generation and inadequate waste collection, transport, treatment and disposal. Current systems in India cannot cope with the volumes of waste generated by an increasing urban population, and this impacts on the environment and public h...

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Main Authors: Sunil Kumar, Stephen R. Smith, Geoff Fowler, Costas Velis, S. Jyoti Kumar, Shashi Arya, Rena, Rakesh Kumar, Christopher Cheeseman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
waste management
sustainable development
india
population growth
resource recovery
waste to energy
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160764

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