A Review on Municipal Solid Waste in the Nagpur City

Abstract

Municipal Solid waste management is one of the major environmental problem all over the world. Solid Waste Management which is already a mammoth task in developing country like India is going to be more complicated with the increase in urbanization, changing lifestyles and increase in consumerism. Urbanization is now becoming a global phenomenon, but its consequence are more pronounced in developing countries. Improper Management of Municipal solid waste causes hazards to surrounding people. Various study reveal that about 90% of MSW is disposed of, in open dumps and landfill, which create problem to public health and to ecosystem. Composition of waste varies with different factors like living standards, climatic conditions, socio- economic factors, etc. The focus of the present paper is to investigate the quantity, quality and its management in the Nagpur City. The present paper evaluates the current practices prevalent in Nagpur to deal with this solid waste and problems associated with it. The study is concluded with a few fruitful suggestions which may be beneficial for the disposal of MSW.