| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) : illustrations |
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WBI development studies |
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WBI development studies.
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| Contents |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction to Solid Waste Management; 1. Current Situation in Indian Cities and Legal Framework; Table 1.1 Indian Census, 2001; Table 1.2 Increase in Urban Population in India; Table 1.3 Physical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste; Table 1.4 The Four Steps of Schedule I of the 2000 Rules; Figure 1.1 Compliance with the 2000 Rules; Table 1.5 Reasons for Noncompliance with the 2000 Rules; Table 1.6 Color Coding and Type of Container for Disposal of Biomedical Waste; Box 1.1 Summary of Drawbacks of the Current Street-Sweeping Practices |
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Box 1.2 Major Drawbacks of the SWM Transport SystemBox 1.3 Waste-to-Energy Technologies; Box 1.4 Best Practices; Box 1.5 Case Study: Door-to-Door Collection through Motorized Vehicles in Chennai; Box 1.6 Case Study: Segregation, Door-to-Door Collection, and Street Sweeping in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh; Box 1.7 Case Study: Door-to-Door Collection through RWAs and NGOs in Ahmedabad; Table 1.7 Comparison of Door-to-Door C |
| Summary |
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a matter of great concern in the urban areas of developing countries. The municipal authorities who are responsible for managing municipal solid waste are unable to discharge their obligations effectively because they lack the in-house capacity to handle the complexities of the process. It is heartening to see that the World Bank has prepared this book covering all important aspects of municipal SWM in great depth. The book covers very lucidly the present scenario of SWM in urban areas, the system deficiencies that exist, and the steps that need to be taken to co |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- India
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Refuse and refuse disposal -- India
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Waste Management.
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Recycling (Waste, etc.)
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Refuse and refuse disposal
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India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zhu, Da
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World Bank Institute.
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| LC no. |
2008271778 |
| ISBN |
9780821373620 |
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0821373625 |
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128119137X |
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9781281191373 |
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6611191372 |
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9786611191375 |
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