Solid Waste Management

Abstract

In many countries of the world, especially underdeveloped countries, the practice of solid waste management is inefficient. Solid waste management has become a difficult environmental issue. Due to poor waste handling practices, many environmental and health issues arise. In this regard, many countries are trying to find ways to deal with the problem of solid waste. This chapter is an overview of solid waste management practices knocking the waste minimization techniques that play an important role in eliminating environmental problems. In developing countries, the practice of waste handling for infectious and non-infectious waste is of mixed type. Such mismanagement of solid waste paves the way for environmental pollution, leading to adverse effects on human health. Various factors such as poor policies, inefficient organizations, lack of financial support and poor governance, are the major constrains in safe waste management. Therefore, it is considered difficult to manage the recovery and safe disposal of solid waste. This study shows that there should be an appropriate organizational configuration for the separate treatment of different types of solid waste. For this, the authorities concerned must be strengthened financially and in skilled manpower for a good management of solid waste with a good recovery of resources.