Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Generation, Composition and Management of Solid Waste in Ward no. 39, Shiv Nagar Extn., Jammu (J&K)

Ranjan Sharma

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The study was carried over a period of two months viz., May and June (2009) through field study in which waste was collected over a period of 24 hours daily. The values of different constituents of the waste collected were then taken to estimate the amount of total waste generated during the study period. The collected waste was then segregated and weighed with the help of digital balance. The findings revealed that there was a maximum share of biodegradable waste (72.94%) which consists of vegetable (28.13%), food (11.16%), fruit (20.96%), paper/cardboard (11.62%) and textile (1.09%), followed by non–biodegradable waste (24.25%) which consists of plastic (15.25%), metal (3.54%) and glass (5.44%) and inert material (2.81%) which consists of hair (0.73%) and dust (2.09%). It is concluded that for management of solid waste we have to follow 5 R’s (reduce, reuse, refuse, recycle and reform).

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Ranjan Sharma Generation, Composition and Management of Solid Waste in Ward no. 39, Shiv Nagar Extn., Jammu (J&K) Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.9 September 2014

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