Solid Wastes Generation in India and their Recycling Potential in Building Materials |
Author(s): |
| Muhid Moin Shaikh , MIT College of Management. Loni Kalbhor, Pune, India; Samson Wilson Khade, MIT College of Management. Loni Kalbhor, Pune, India |
Keywords: |
| Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste; Recycling; Construction Materials; Environmental Pollution; Resources Conservation; Greener Environment |
Abstract |
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Presently in India, about 960 million tonnes of solid waste is being generated annually as by- products during artificial, mining, external, agrarian and other processes. Of this 350 million tonnes are organic wastes from agrarian sources; 290 million tonnes are inorganic waste of artificial and mining sectors and 4.5 million tonnes are dangerous in nature. Advances in solid waste operation redounded in indispensable construction accoutrements as a cover to traditional accoutrements like bricks, blocks, penstocks, summations, pottery, cement, lime, soil, timber and makeup. To guard the terrain, sweats are being made for recovering different wastes and use them in value added operations. In this paper, present status on generation and application of bothnon-hazardous and dangerous solid wastes in India, their recycling capabilities and environmental recrimination are reported and bandied in details. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV10I10190 Published in: Volume : 10, Issue : 1 Publication Date: 01/04/2022 Page(s): 118-127 |
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