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Venkateswaran, Sandhya

Wealth of waste : waste pickers, solid wastes and urban development - New Delhi Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 1994 - vii,96,iip.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Development Trends and Urbanisation 1
Women and Children as Workers 8
Need for an Alternate Model for Urban Development 11
Solid Waste Management in India practices And Issues
Generation of Waste 14
Waste Management Practices 20
Environmental Aspects of Waste Storage/Disposal 24
Investments in Solid Waste Management 26
Extent and Coverage of Solid Waste Management Services and Emerging Issues 28
Waste or Resource? -Issues in Recycling
Nature of Recycling Activities 33
Extent of Current Recycling and Future Potential 35
Economic and Ecological Implications of Recycling 38
The Processes of Resource Recovery for Recycling 39
Profile of Waste Pickers
Social and Demographic Profile 41
Waste Pickers as Migrants 44
The Compulsions for Scavenging 46
Conditions around Waste Picking 49
Economic and Work Profile 52
Intra Household Dynamics of Waste Picking 57
Occupational Mobility 61
Role of Waste Pickers in Waste Management
Ecological Contributions 65
Economic Contributions 66
Government and NGO Responses
Government Policy and Initiatives 69
Non-Government Responses 71
Interventions from Private Entrepreneurs 81
Conclusion 85
References 93

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