Review of Municipal Organic Waste Management in Uttar Pradesh State, India

Haniyeh Jalalipour (), Satyanarayana Narra, Vicky Shettigondahalli Ekanthalu, Edward Antwi, Alok Ranjan, Supreet Kaur, Bharat Bhushan Nagar, Sebastian Markart, Thilanka Seneviratne, Vidhi Singh, Mona Maria Narra and Michael Nelles
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Haniyeh Jalalipour: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
Satyanarayana Narra: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
Vicky Shettigondahalli Ekanthalu: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
Edward Antwi: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
Alok Ranjan: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, New Delhi 110057, India
Supreet Kaur: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, New Delhi 110057, India
Bharat Bhushan Nagar: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, New Delhi 110057, India
Sebastian Markart: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, New Delhi 110057, India
Thilanka Seneviratne: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, New Delhi 110057, India
Vidhi Singh: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
Mona Maria Narra: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
Michael Nelles: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, D-18059 Rostock, Germany

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: Organic waste is the main fraction of municipal solid waste in most developing countries. Despite various efforts, municipalities often fail to properly handle generated waste due to poor source segregation, inefficient collection system, insufficient financial resources, and a lack of proper treatment and disposal facilities. In India, organic waste mainly ends up in open dumpsites. The Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission and enacted legislation to improve solid waste management. This notwithstanding, the most populous state of the country, Uttar Pradesh (UP), faces serious challenges in terms of achieving the national environmental policy goals. This study attempts to assess organic management practices in UP by analyzing the existing situation. The study reviewed the legal and financial frameworks governing the waste sector, the responsibility of stakeholders, waste segregation and collection mechanisms in place, and treatment and disposal methods. The identified gaps were analyzed to provide recommendations for the local conditions. The study recommends the control of incoming materials in centralized facilities compost facilities to enhance compost quality and enhance the management of organic waste via source segregation, animal feeding, and treatment in a decentralized manner.

Keywords: organic waste management; source segregation; decentralized treatment; composting; animal feeding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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