Waste management system india

The waste management system in India is fairly unorganized. Following is a series of artiles that will explain the waste management system in India staring with residental waste collection, industrial waste collection and commercial waste collection. We will then go into describing the economics behind the waste management system in India. Keep visiting to for further updates on waste management systems in Indi.

Residential Waste Collection Noida

Process:

Residential waste collection in Noida is mostly done by the unorganized sector, using manual rickshaws. On an average one individual collects waste from about 300 houses and then loads this waste onto his rickshaw. The waste from house holds comprises of the following materials:

1.       Recyclables

a.       Plastic

b.      Paper

c.       Cardboard

d.      Iron scrap

e.      Used copper wiring

f.        Batteries

g.       Raddie

h.      PET Watter bottles (Mineral Waster bottles)

i.         E- waste (Broken Cell Phones, Keyboards, Monitors)

j.        Human hair

k.       Poly bags

2.       Organic Waste:

a.       Food scrap

b.      Mud

3.       Inert Waste

a.       Clay pots

b.      Construction debris

c.       Complex plastics ( Uncle Chips Bags, Gutka bags)

d.      Cigarette buds

All this waste is collected in a mixed form from the house holds. The waste collector then takes this waste to a segregation site, or an open ground where he proceeds to remove the recyclables from the waste.  After sorting through the waste, the collector packs them in different sacks and reloads them onto his rickshaw. The organic waste and the inert waste are left behind as the waste collector has no use of this, and does not get any monetary benefit from it. After the collection and segregation process is complete, the collector paddles his rickshaw to his godown, where he proceeds to sell the waste to the godown owner or scrap dealer.

The process of collection, transportation, segregation and then transportation back to the godown takes about five – six hours in total, depending on the quantity of waste that the collector has to segregate. 

Next Article: The Economics of  residental waste management in India