TY  - JOUR
T1  - Urbanisation and Municipal Solid Waste Management
AU - , K.V. Marthandan 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 6
SP  - 977
EP  - 980
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2007.977.980
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.977.980
KW  - Urbanisation
KW  -municipal
KW  -solid waste managment
KW  -economic development
AB  - Waste is an unavoidable by product of human activities. Economic development, urbanization and improving living standards in cities, have led to increase in the quantity and complexity of generated waste. Management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) resulting out of rapid urbanization, has become a serious concern for government departments, pollution control agencies, regulatory bodies and also public in most of the developing countries. Rapid growth of population and industrialization (www.earthscam.co.uk) degrades urban environment and places serious stress on natural resources, which undermines equitable and sustainable development. Inefficient management and disposal of solid waste is an obvious cause for degradation of environment in most cities of the developing world. Improper disposal of this waste leads to spread of communicable diseases, causes obnoxious conditions and spoils biosphere as a whole. Cleanliness is a major factor that influences development of any nation, which is otherwise hampered due to improper disposal of solid waste.
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