Chapter 1. Solid Waste Management
1.1Definitions of Waste
1.2Physical Characteristics of Waste 1.3Classification and sources of waste
1.3.1Municipal Solid waste
1.3.2 Domestic waste
1.3.3Commercial waste
1.3.4 Industrial wastes including Hazardous waste
1.3.2Agricultural Waste
1.3.3Biomedical waste
1.3.4Plastic Waste
1.3.5E-Waste
1.3.6Construction and Demolition waste Construction and demolition (C&D) Chapter 2. Framework and Strategy for Solid Waste Management 2.1 Legislative Framework 2.1.1 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 2.1.2 Waste Management Rules/Policies 2.1.2.1 National Environment Policy, 2006
2.1.2.2 Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
2.2 Institutional Framework 2.2.1 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2.2.2 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
2.2.3 Central Pollution Control Board 2.2.4 State Urban Development Department 2.2.5 State Pollution Control Board 2.3Strategies for Waste Management
2.3.1Waste Minimisation
2.3.2Source Segregation
2.3.3Collection and Transportation
2.4Waste Processing and Treatment
2.4.1Recycling and Recovery
2.4.2Composting
2.4.3Waste to energy
2.4.3.1Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
2.4.3.2Bio-methanation
2.5Selection Criteria for Waste Processing Technologies
Chapter 3. Audit of Municipal Solid Waste management by C&AG of India
3.1Planning
3.2Implementation and Monitoring
3.3Mismanagement
3.4Audit Recommendations and Summing up
Chapter 4. Good practices followed by Indian Cities to deal with Municipal Solid Waste
4.1 Decentralized waste management 4.2 Scientific Solid Waste Management 4.3Good practices and lessons learnt
4.4 Background: Chapter 5. Status and stats of Solid Waste Management 5.1 Overall Solid Waste Management Status 5.2 Maharashtra
5.3 Best Practices in Solid Waste Management
5.4 Environmental Performance (SWM) based ranking of States/ UTs
Chapter 6. Conclusion