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Solid Waste Management: Principles & 3R Frameworkठोस अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन: सिद्धांत एवं 3R ढांचा (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Solid Waste Management comprises the disciplined collection, segregation at source, transportation, recycling, resource recovery, and scientific disposal of municipal solid waste according to the waste hierarchy.
Core Concepts & Provisionsमुख्य अवधारणाएँ एवं संवैधानिक प्रावधान
Conceptual Foundations & Ecosystem Principlesमूल अवधारणाएं एवं पारिस्थितिक सिद्धांत
Solid Waste Management comprises the disciplined collection, segregation at source, transportation, recycling, resource recovery, and scientific disposal of municipal solid waste according to the waste hierarchy.
Salient Provisions, Adaptations & Mechanismsप्रमुख प्रावधान, अनुकूलन एवं कार्यप्रणाली
• Waste Hierarchy: Reduce → Reuse → Recycle → Recovery (Waste to Energy) → Disposal (Sanitary Landfilling as last resort).
• Daily waste generation in India is over 1.5 lakh metric tonnes; over 70% is collected and ~50% is treated.
• Landfills generate methane (CH4) through anaerobic decomposition, contributing to greenhouse warming and spontaneous fires.