Plastics Waste Management In India: An Integrated Solid Waste Management Approach

Authors

Tirthankar Banerjee, Banaras Hindu University
Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
Yung-Tse Hung, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Books

Publication Date

7-2014

Publication Title

Handbook of Environment and Waste Management

Abstract

India has witnessed a substantial growth in the production of plastics and an increased consumption of plastic. In the absence of adequate waste collection and segregation process, the management of the waste created by discarded used plastics items, especially ones used for packaging applications has become a challenging task. This article provides an overview of the resource recovery from plastic waste with consideration of integrated waste management (IWM), to evaluate the best possible option for tackling waste in Indian circumstances.

Comments

Volume 2: Land and Groundwater Pollution Control

Recommended Citation

Banerjee, Tirthankar; Srivastava, Rajeev Kumar; and Hung, Yung-Tse, "Plastics Waste Management In India: An Integrated Solid Waste Management Approach" (2014). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications. 114.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/encee_facpub/114

DOI

10.1142/9789814449175_0017

Volume

2