Description: Solving waste disposal and recycling. Innovation pushing the boundaries of waste management and sustainable engineering.
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The challenge — Effective SWM is a major challenge in cities with high population density.
Solid waste management (SWM) is a major problem for many urban local bodies (ULBs) in India, where urbanization, industrialization and economic growth have resulted in increased municipal solid waste (MSW) generation per person [ 1 ]. Achieving sustainable development within a country experiencing rapid population growth and improvements in living standards is made more difficult in India because it is a diverse country with many different religious groups, cultures and traditions.
While the world may be running short on certain key resources, one resource is as abundant as ever: trash. The World Bank projects the global municipal waste stream to hit 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025 , up from about 1.3 billion tons now.