{"id":44921,"date":"2022-06-30T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T07:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=44921"},"modified":"2022-06-30T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:23:33","slug":"why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is there need for Waste Management in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In India, each year,\napproximately 62 million tonnes of Waste, including Plastic Waste, E-Waste and\nmedical Waste, is generated, making it an enormous challenge for the central\nauthorities to deal with the mount up Waste all by themselves. This increasing\npile of Waste not only hinders the overall development of the nation but also\naffects the health of the people living in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rapid increase in accumulated Waste is majorly due to the rising of Industries, the Shifting of the population from rural to urban areas, an increase in buying power of people and cheap technology. This has led to the immediate requirement for proper <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/waste-management\" class=\"text-primary\">waste management in India<\/a>, where not only the state is held liable, but the responsibility lies on every stakeholder, including producers\u2019, Importers, Brand owners and consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india\/#Increasing_Accumulation_of_Waste\" >Increasing Accumulation of Waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india\/#Health_and_Environmental_impact_due_to_increasing_Waste\" >Health and Environmental impact due to increasing Waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india\/#Need_for_Circular_Economy\" >Need for Circular Economy&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india\/#Waste_Management_in_India\" >Waste Management in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/why-is-there-need-for-waste-management-in-india\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increasing_Accumulation_of_Waste\"><\/span>Increasing Accumulation of Waste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The population in India is\nincreasing day by day, with the approximate total population being 1.3 billion.\nThis has resulted increased need for food, water and other amenities, as well\nas the rapid growth of the Economy in India from 1.18 billion in 1970 to 7\nbillion in 2015, with the expected rise of about 14.2 billion by 2030. The rise\nin the economy has also led to an increase in buying power of people and an\ninflux of new products in the market, ultimately resulting in the increase of\nthe dumped Waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is estimated that India\u2019s\nurban area generates approximately 55 million tonnes of municipal solid waste\nannually; these numbers are expected to rise more from 165 million tonnes by\n2030 to 436 million tonnes by 2050 with the shift of the maximum population to\nurban areas. This increasing pile of the dump has led to many health and\nenvironmental issues that need to be addressed immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Health_and_Environmental_impact_due_to_increasing_Waste\"><\/span>Health and Environmental impact due to increasing Waste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rapid modernization\nleading to an increase in Waste is associated with many problems, including\nhealth degradation and environmental pollution. With the majority of waste\nbeing dumped in landfills and not managed properly, the health problems among\npeople are also increasing with organic Waste leading to the creation of\npathogens leading to infections and chronic diseases, to hazardous Waste\nexposing people to toxic chemicals leading to chemical poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from health issues, the\nmount up Waste also creates various environmental problems, especially in\nrelation to landfills where even the small children being, the most vulnerable\npopulation, are playing and living. It is estimated that around 90% of the\nWaste is either openly dumped in landfills or burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the release of\nmethane and other harmful gases, these landfills have resulted in massive files\naffecting the biodiversity of the whole area. In India, in April, only three\nfires broke in Delhi, with the first two in Ghazipur dumpsite in East Delhi and\nDumpsite in Bhalswa in North Delhi, which lasted for over 72 hours and became\nvery difficult to manage due to the sheer size of dump waste and lack of proper\nregulation. These consecutive incidents have woken the eyes of the authorities\nas well as people regarding establishing a proper waste management system in\nIndia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Need_for_Circular_Economy\"><\/span>Need for Circular Economy&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the increased realization among people and states of the importance of sustainable growth and waste management in India, the Government of India has started directing toward a circular economy. This type of economy is based on the constant use of resources while taking a broad view of the process, products and waste management in India<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waste_management_in_India\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is calculated as per the\nstatistics that the circular economy adopted by the Government of India could\nresult in annual benefits of 40 lakh crore in 2050 with a significant reduction\nin greenhouse gases by 44%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The circular economy aims to\nurge consumers to reuse the material as well as urge producers to extend the service\nlife of the products which are hazardous to the environment, including\nElectrical and Electronic equipment, Plastics etc. But for proper\nimplementation of circular economy in the market, there is a need for\nauthorities like The Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate change and\nCentral Pollution Control Board to promote the idea of circular economy among\nthe consumers and producers and educate them on the same. They also have to\nmake sure that the extended producers\u2019 responsibility is properly implemented\nby the Producers\u2019\/Importers, and Brand Owners and grant heavy penalties in case\nof non-Compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Waste_Management_in_India\"><\/span>Waste Management in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Waste is basically any\nmaterial or product that has outlived its usage and is no longer needed by the\nproducer, owner, consumer or processor. It is anything\/product or material that\ndoes not create any value if looked at in a business sense; it is\nanything\/product or material which does not create any value. Whereas we go by\nthe definition of Waste scientifically, there is no material which is Waste as\nevery product has the potential to be reused and recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of its sources and\ncompositions, Waste can be classified into many categories:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>E-Waste: &#8211; Nowadays, E-Waste is the most discussed type of Waste\ndue to the increased usage of technology, leading to more Waste and ultimately\nleading to more health impacts. These Wastes include discarded electrical and\nelectronic equipment like computers, laptops, mobile phones etc.<\/li><li>Solid Waste: &#8211; these include vegetable waste, household waste,\nkitchen waste etc.<\/li><li>Metal waste: &#8211; includes unused metal scraps or sheets etc.<\/li><li>Plastic Waste: &#8211; Plastic Waste is the most hazardous, difficult\nto control and manage Waste which includes most of the things in our daily\nlives such as plastic bags, buckets, bottles etc.<\/li><li>Liquid Waste: &#8211; It includes water utilized by different\nmanufacturing units, industries, tanneries, power plants etc.<\/li><li>Nuclear Waste: &#8211; Nuclear Waste is the most toxic waste,\nincluding waste from the nuclear power plant.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With this many\nclassifications of Waste many times, mere disposal of Waste is confused as\nmanagement of Waste which is totally wrong. Simply dumping the Waste in the\nsecluded area outside of the site does not solve the problem of Waste but\ncreates more issues leading to pollution of soil, water, air, health hazards,\nloss of precious resources, etc., whereas, on the other hand, management of\nWaste lead to a significant reduction in Waste as well as the increased life\nspan of the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waste Management in India generally\ninvolves the method of proper segregation and environmentally sound recycling\nof all the equipment. Apart from these, there are other the techniques of waste\nmanagement, including:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Proper Collection<\/li><li>Transport<\/li><li>Processing<\/li><li>Treatment<\/li><li>Disposal of Waste<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The market for waste\nmanagement is divided into four sectors, namely:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Industrial Waste<\/li><li>Bio-Medical Waste<\/li><li>Municipal Waste<\/li><li>Electronic Waste Market<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All these markets are\ngoverned by different waste management laws in India, which regulate the method\nof waste generation, primary collection, primary storage, recycling activity,\nsecondary collection and transport, and recycling and disposal. This also\nincludes the scheme of Extended Producers\u2019 Responsibility, where the producers\nare held liable for properly managing and handling the waste generated due to\ntheir products or during the manufacturing process. EPR is a part of\nsustainable business practice that also penalize producers with imprisonment\nand fine in case of non-compliance with extended producers\u2019 responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For compliance with these\nlaws, there are many stakeholders present, including: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Public Sector: This includes the government authorities and local public departments at the state and city level.<\/li><li>Private formal Sector: private formal Sector include registered and authorized units involved in the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal and recycling.<\/li><li>Private-informal Sector: this Sector comprises of waste pickers, traders, and      non-authorized-authorized small scale units.<\/li><li>Representatives of the community in the form of NGOs, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from laws, there are\nmany initiatives of the Indian Government, including the Urban Infrastructure\nDevelopment Scheme for Small &amp; Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), Jawaharlal Nehru\nNational Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), and at the international level, we\nhave sustainable development goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Waste management in India calls for an integrated waste management scheme that focuses on reducing and managing all types of Waste while also affecting the practice of Consumerism, which seems to be increasing not only in developed nations but also in developing countries. The consumers can also take part in the process of waste management by inculcating the habit of reducing and reusing, which not only have environmental benefits but are also economically sound in the environment of inflation. At last, the technologies need to upgrade so that they have more life and are environmentally sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/essential-e-waste-recycling-business-investment-requirement\/\">Essential E-Waste recycling business investment requirement<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India, each year, approximately 62 million tonnes of Waste, including Plastic Waste, E-Waste and medical Waste, is generated, making it an enormous challenge for the central authorities to deal with the mount up Waste all by themselves. This increasing pile of Waste not only hinders the overall development of the nation but also affects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":44922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[888],"tags":[2463],"acf":{"service_id":"491"},"authorName":"Muskaan Verma","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-14.jpg","authorDescription":"Muskaan has completed her BA.LLB and LLM, gaining vast legal knowledge and expertise. She has keen interest in legal research and content writing, having prior experience of publishing numerous research papers in international journals on Environmental Laws and Corporate Laws.","postViews":12385,"readingTime":5,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44921"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44958,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44921\/revisions\/44958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}