Journal article
Municipal solid waste: Generation, composition and GHG emissions in Bangalore, India
TV Ramachandra, HA Bharath, G Kulkarni, SS Han
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Municipal solid waste in developing countries mainly consists of degradable materials (>70%), which plays a significant role in GHG (Greenhouse gas) emissions in urban localities. The increasing municipal solid waste generation along with the high fraction of organic waste and its unscientific disposal is leading to emission of GHG (methane, CO2, etc.) in the atmosphere. Proportion of municipal solid wastes collected by the agencies disposed at identified sites is about 60%, while the balance is disposed-off at unauthorized disposal sites leading to the environmental consequences including greenhouse gas emissions. Mitigation strategy necessitates understanding of composition of waste for it..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) for its financial support (ARCP2011-07CMY-Han) to this research. We thank BBMP (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike) for providing zone-wise data. Student volunteers assisted us in compiling the data from households. We acknowledge the sustained support of (i) Indian Institute of Science, (ii) NRDMS Division, The Ministry of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and (iii) the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Government of India (iv) RCGSIDM, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (v) SERB, Government of India.