Recent times have witnessed rapid increase in urbanization owing
to population explosion. This mushrooming of concrete jungle has
also caused the levels of pollution to rise to a great extent. The
air, water & soil around us comprise of huge contaminants. In
addition to the same, elevated levels of garbage and solid wastes
have become a common site.
Solid wastes
Solid wastes include solid or semi-solid domestic waste,
sanitary waste, commercial waste, institutional waste, catering and
market waste and other non-residential wastes, street sweepings,
silt removed or collected from the surface drains, horticulture
waste, agriculture and dairy waste, treated bio-medical waste
excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste and e- waste, battery
waste, radio-active waste generated in the area under the local
authorities.