Carbon footprint of solid waste sector in Greater Bangalore Ramachandra T.V.1,2,3,*             Shwetmala1,2             Dania M. Thomas1 1 Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra), 3 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India. *Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in    Citation    l    Contact    l     PDF     l     HOME     Summary Carbon footprint of solid waste Solid waste Quantity and composition of solid waste Solid waste management Mismanagement of waste and its implications Method for determining CF of solid waste Results and comparison Mitigation measures Conclusion Acknowledgement References Acknowledgement We are grateful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and Indian Institute of Science for the financial and infrastructure support. We thank Professor M.S. Hegde and Dr. Mahadevan of SSCU department for permitting us to analyze samples through Gas Chromatography.                   BACK  «  TOP   »   NEXT Citation : Ramachandra. T.V., Shwetmala and Dania M. Thomas, 2014. Carbon Footprint of Solid Waste Sector in Greater Bangalore., Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Different Industrial Sectors, Volume 1,, EcoProduction, Pages 265–292. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-41-2_11 * Corresponding Author : Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India. Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 [extn - 107],      Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,     Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass E-mail    |    Sahyadri    |    ENVIS    |    GRASS    |    Energy    |      CES      |      CST      |    CiSTUP    |      IISc      |    E-mail

Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP),
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Tel: 91-080-22933099/22933503 (extn 107)
Fax: 91-080-23601428/23600085
Web: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy

Shwetmala
¹Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India
²Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
E-mail: shwetmala@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Dania M. Thomas
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India

Citation: Ramachandra. T.V., Shwetmala and Dania M. Thomas, 2014. Carbon Footprint of Solid Waste Sector in Greater Bangalore., Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Different Industrial Sectors, Volume 1,, EcoProduction, Pages 265–292. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-41-2_11

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	Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA. Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 - extn 107 Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,    Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy