SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN URBAN HARYANA: A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Solid Waste management includes all the steps starting from the collection, transportation AND  processing to disposal, finally managing and monitoring of solid waste materials. This term usually refers to the materials produced by human activity which have no active value, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effects on health, environment or aesthetics. Solid Wastes are categorized into domestic/industrial which are further bifurcated in municipal, hazardous, medical and radioactive wastes. Managing solid waste generally involves planning, financing, construction and operation of facilities for the collection, transportation, recycling and final disposal of the waste.