Green Business Management

Various methods of solid waste collection/disposal systems

Solid waste is a major concern that has reached alarming proportions requiring management initiatives on a war-footing. Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a system for handling of all types of garbage. This involves two main aspects, viz., the social engineering and technological interventions. Social Engineering consists development and implementation of a strategy and capacity development for SWM which focus on the various social aspects like waste generation, segregated storage at source, hygienic handling & transportation and monitoring of day-to-day activities aimed at sustaining the system established and achieving continual improvements whereas technology intervention ...