Suhas Dixit

Waste disposal is a major global challenge of the 21st century. Recycling waste improves environmental sustainability by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and strenghtens the economy by supplying packaging materials and raw materials. Waste pickers are the major players in collecting waste to the recycling industry. Large number of people from low-income communities make a living by collecting, sorting, and then selling reclaimed waste through middle-men to the recycling industry. Where others see trash or garbage, the waste pickers see resources. They are very good at sorting different types of waste by colour, weight, and end use for selling to the recycling industry. Yet they are hardly  recognized for the important role they are  playing in creating value from the waste generated by others and for their  contribution in reducing carbon emissions. Waste pickers in unhealthy environment Luckily, civic bodies all over the world have begun to promote the vir...

With growing population of the world, the amount of garbage that people produce too is increasing drastically. Our lifestyles require easily disposable products, like water bottles, food packets, but  use of these products has led to a huge amount of plastic pollution around the world. Plastic has the potential to cause huge harm to the environment in the form of air, water and land pollution. It negatively impacts the natural environment and creates hazards for plants, wildlife and even human population. It may even kill plant life and posing dangers to local animals. Plastic is a useful material, but it is also made from toxic compounds which cause illness, and is not biodegradable. Causes of Plastic Pollution The plastic causing the pollution can vary in size from big to microscopic. The major contributors to this problem today include: Trash Plastic is everywhere. Milk cartons, water bottles, food psckets . Every time one of these item is consumed. I...

1,27,486 tonnes of waste was generated daily in India in 2011-12 of which Mumbai alone accounted for 6.11 per cent. Every resident in the metropolis generates about 630 grams of waste daily, and it is expected to touch 1 kg in the coming years. A city that's striving for land. This leaves its planners with an extremely difficult choice — where to dump? The municipal corporations are responsible to dispose the wastes in a safe way. Even the developed nations face the issue of waste disposal but there is a major difference – developed nations are able to achieve high levels of source segregation and have also done much more scientific research on the various disposal techniques and have also implemented them through active public-private participation. Firstly, Indiafalls short when it comes to the space in the cities to dispose off the waste. Secondly, even after having a waste management policy, the current system don’t have the required technological capabilities and ther...