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Category of waste Status Issue Technology intervention
management
The construction While some of the Alternate Building
Construction and industry in India items like bricks, tiles, material
demolition waste generates about 50 wood, metal, etc., are Sanitary landfilling- Site
management million tonnes of waste re-used and recycled, in Narela 50/150 acres
annually (WMW) in year concrete and masonry, for C&D waste
Biomedical waste 2013 (CSE 2014) constituting about 50%
management of the C&D waste is There are 602
According to the not currently recycled bio-medical waste
available information in India incinerators (which 3.1
from the State Pollution include both common
Control Boards Approximately 288.20 and captive incinerators),
(2007–08) 52,001 tonnes per day 2218 autoclaves, 192
(53.25%), health care (56.87%) out of 506.74 microwaves, 151
establishments (HCEs) tonnes per day wastes hydroclaves, and 8,038
are in operation without generated is being shredders in the country.
obtaining authorization treated either through About 424 (70.4%) of
from their respective common bio-medical the 602 incinerators
SPCB/PCC. waste treatment facilities are provided with air
(159 in number), or pollution control devices
captive treatment and 178 (29.6%)
facilities. incinerators are in
operation without air
Electronic Waste 1.7MT of e-waste In India about 95 pollution control devices.
annually (2014) percent of the e-waste is
being recycled through Metals like copper,
unauthorised recyclers. aluminium, gold, brass,
are recovered and
processors interaction
with heavy metals like
lead, mercury, cadmium
and arcenic are causing
harm to the people
involved in recovery of
e-waste.
Source: Authors compilation from various government documents
The recently launched Swachh Bharat programme of the Government
of India has emphasized solid waste management and has the
Following technological interventions to be scaled up (See Table 1.21).
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management
The construction While some of the Alternate Building
Construction and industry in India items like bricks, tiles, material
demolition waste generates about 50 wood, metal, etc., are Sanitary landfilling- Site
management million tonnes of waste re-used and recycled, in Narela 50/150 acres
annually (WMW) in year concrete and masonry, for C&D waste
Biomedical waste 2013 (CSE 2014) constituting about 50%
management of the C&D waste is There are 602
According to the not currently recycled bio-medical waste
available information in India incinerators (which 3.1
from the State Pollution include both common
Control Boards Approximately 288.20 and captive incinerators),
(2007–08) 52,001 tonnes per day 2218 autoclaves, 192
(53.25%), health care (56.87%) out of 506.74 microwaves, 151
establishments (HCEs) tonnes per day wastes hydroclaves, and 8,038
are in operation without generated is being shredders in the country.
obtaining authorization treated either through About 424 (70.4%) of
from their respective common bio-medical the 602 incinerators
SPCB/PCC. waste treatment facilities are provided with air
(159 in number), or pollution control devices
captive treatment and 178 (29.6%)
facilities. incinerators are in
operation without air
Electronic Waste 1.7MT of e-waste In India about 95 pollution control devices.
annually (2014) percent of the e-waste is
being recycled through Metals like copper,
unauthorised recyclers. aluminium, gold, brass,
are recovered and
processors interaction
with heavy metals like
lead, mercury, cadmium
and arcenic are causing
harm to the people
involved in recovery of
e-waste.
Source: Authors compilation from various government documents
The recently launched Swachh Bharat programme of the Government
of India has emphasized solid waste management and has the
Following technological interventions to be scaled up (See Table 1.21).
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