Urban solid waste management is one of the most demanding issues of today’s urban areas, requiring large investments for efficient daily collection. Decision makers in the field face many complex decisions varying from solid waste collection to strategy development for the entire urban solid waste management process. Although several researchers have proposed algorithmic solutions and optimizat...

Solid waste management has been known to play an important role in public health and the environmental status of developing countries. Waste assessment can help researchers and governors in management programs and devising alternative plans in order to improve public health and economical savings. In the present study, statistical estimations regarding waste generation and type of solid wastes ...

Rapid urban growth has brought with it an inevitable problem of municipal solid waste management. A major portion of total expenditure on solid waste management (SWM) is spent on collection and transportation of waste. Optimization of route is always a challenging task for city planners. Geographical Information System (GIS) is an important tool to solve the problems of waste transportation fro...

-----------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT---------------------------------------------------------To plan effectively and successfully manage the solid wastes, proper quantification and characterization are essential. Recovery from solid waste is an important aspect where as disposal is only the final option. Recovery of methane from landfills is rarely practiced in In...

In view of fast paced economic growth accompanied with rapid urbanisation, management of municipal solid waste has emerged as one of the major environmental challenges of present times. Indian cities are often characterized by poorly rendered services including waste management-the most ignored of all basic services, on account of various reasons. The situation worsens with increasing populatio...

Solid-waste management is a major challenge in urban areas throughout the world. Solid waste management is associated with controlling the generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing and disposal of solid wastes in a manner that is in accordance with the best principles of sustainability. It includes all administrative, financial, legal, planning and engineering function...

municipalities in developing countries spend the highest proportion of their annual budget on unsatisfactory solid waste management service. until recently, solid waste management services in ethiopia were mainly the responsibilities of municipalities, which culminated in inadequate service provision. thus, the integration of micro and small enterprises (mses) by the government has recently bei...

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in China is facing urgent problems with rapid industrialization and urbanization. This article focused on the status of Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, China. The regulations, policies, implementation, barriers and solutions about source separation, separate collection, clean & direct transportation, treatment and disposal were introduc...