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WASTE TO ENERGY FOR INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA

http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2012/01/waste-to-energy-for-integrated-waste-management-in-india.html If the Indian  Waste to Energy  industry can exhibit self-responsibility in emissions control, it could established itself as a solution to a crisis and lead the way for reforms in implementation of regulations across all other industries, according to a recent study. The study - sponsored by the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT), and conducted by Ranjith Kharvel Annepu - examined the present status of waste management in India, its effects on public health and the environment, and the prospects of introducing improved means of disposing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in India. The investigated both informal and formal  recycling , aerobic composting and mechanical biological treatment, small scale biomethanation, Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), Waste to Energy (WtE), and landfill mining (or Bioremediation). The main objective of the study was t