Managing this waste pile is an activity as important as other welfare services, and has to be funded.
By ET Bureau |
BCCL
The world today generates more than 2 billion tonnes of trash which, over the next three decades, is expected to grow 1.7 times.
As a country grows, so do its waste dumps. In India, solid waste disposal sites have been making headlines of late — Gazipur in Delhi, Mulund and Deonar in Mumbai, Belahalli in Bengaluru. And the story is no different elsewhere. The world today generates more than 2 billion tonnes of trash which, over the next three decades, is expected to grow 1.7 times. Managing this waste pile is an activity as important as other welfare services, and has to be funded. A World Bank report shows how waste generation varies across income levels
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