Title: Assessment of the challenge of sustainable recycling of municipal solid waste management in India

Authors: Anupam Khajuria, Takanori Matsui, Takashi Machimura, Tohru Morioka

Addresses: Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. ' Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. ' Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. ' Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

Abstract: Municipal solid waste management is one of the most serious and most neglected areas of urban development which create environmental hazards confronting municipalities. Qualitative analysis of municipal solid waste in India identified barriers or incentives for recycling, resulted in the development factors. The PSIR framework with sensitive analysis is approach towards the focus on sustainable development. Necessary and beneficial relationship drawn among development factors revealed the collaborative web model for sustainable municipal solid waste management. The functionality of other factors in collaborative relationship greatly influences the success of sustainable municipal solid waste management in developing countries as India.

Keywords: municipal solid waste; MSW; municipalities; sustainable development; sustainability; barriers; collaborative web models; recycling; benefits; sensitivity analysis; India; solid waste management; developing countries.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2010.034300

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2010 Vol.13 No.2, pp.171 - 187

Published online: 31 Jul 2010 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article