Integrated solid waste management plan for Khau Galli(food lane in Kohapur)-a case study.

Abstract

Solid waste management is an essentiality in this contemporary society, involving countless treatment facilities and many outputs that are circulated back into society. This case study precisely focuses on segregation, management and technological treatments with the co-operation of both Local food vendors of Khau Galli(Food Lane in Kolhapur) and Kolhapur Municipal Corporation. The framework proposes integrations in the existing approaches with simple modifications and research study through different samples over a certain period. This framework may have systematic and efficient solutions addressing sustainability in broader aspects.The case study is a to finalize community bins from representativeareas and to study the composition of solid waste dwelling in the community bins and itseffective management. Researching on various methods adopted at various level in order to manage solid waste at itsplace ofgeneration. The framework suggests methodologies for the sustainable management of solid waste produce bythe institute at institute levelitself and to implement effective segregation ofwaste.