EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES OF ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY IN SOLID WASTE MANAHEMENT
Some of the proposed schemes for Bangalore are as follows:
- Taking into account the bulk wastes to be handled
everyday, sanitary landfill sites have to be set up to
disposeoff the rejects after composting and landfilling.
- Regular monitoring of sanitary landfill sites involving
local people in the team along with sanitary authorities.
- Applying technological solutions such as bio-gas recovery,
composting, refuse derived fuel, incineration,
etc. for affecting improved recovery and disposal of
waste.
- In order to improve the efficiency of waste collection,
especially in narrow roads and slums, transfer stations
have to be set up taking in to account local situation. This will not only ensure the proper handling of wastes
but also the reduction of transportation costs.
- Developing public-private partnerships leading to the
privatization of some aspects of garbage collection, recovery
and disposal.
- Improved storage containers for the storage of biodegradable
/ wet wastes.
- Primary collection of waste stored in various sources of
waste generation on a daily basis through active public
participation
- Improved collection vehicle design to increase capacity
and ergonomicefficiency.
- Promotion of public participation so that volunteers can
keep a neighborhood watch on waste management.
- A helpline to tackle various issues such as road sweeping,
open dump, open burning, garbage collection, removal
of dead animals, clearance of black spots, reporting
unauthorised sticking of poster and banners etc.
- Garbage tax should be levied against large and small
generators for the disposal of wastes.
- Adoption of GIS with GPS would streamline collection
of waste garbage and improves efficiency.
- Constitution of citizen forum in each corporation ward
involving local people, NGO's and concerned authorities
to ensure close monitoring and supervision of waste
management practices regularly.
- Administrative restructuring of the urban local bodies
to discharge more efficiently specific responsibilities.
This requires a structural changes within the administration
aimed at decentralizing authority and responsibilities.
This also includes periodic meetings among the
staff and between the executives and elected wing of
the corporation.
- Adequate training to all the levels of staff engaged in
solid waste management to handle respective functional
aspects (collection, generation, storage, segregation of
waste, etc.).
- Encouraging the involvement of local NGO's in working
on various environmental awareness programmes and
areas related to waste management including educating
the public about the importance and necessity of better
waste management.