CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 2. Different Wastes, Definitions and Concepts 3 3. Different Components in Solid Waste Management 8 4. Waste Generation 9 5. Street Sweeping 11 6. Segregation of Waste 15 7. Storage of Municipal Solid Waste 18 8. Waste Collection Systems 24 9. Route Planning for Solid Waste Collection Schedule 29 10. Operation and Maintenance (O & M) of Garbage Collection Vehicles 31 11. Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste 33 12. Processing and Treatment of Municipal Solid Wastes 39 13. Disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes 40 14. Water Pollution 42 15. Selecting Waste Processing and Disposal Technologies 43 and Select Requirements 16. Composting for Municipal Solid Wastes 44 17. Bio-Medical Waste Handling 53 18. Recycling of Waste 58 19. Stakeholders in Solid Waste Management 66 20. Important 'Player' in City Solid Waste Management 67 21. Institutional Development and Capacity Building 68 22. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Solid Waste Management 69 23. Sustainable Urban Solid Waste Management 70 Annexures - I - Recommendations for Modernisation 71 of Solid Waste Management Practices in Class I Cities Annexures - II - Municipal Corporation of Brihan Mumabi 75 Municipal Solid Waste (Prohibition of Littering and Regulation of Segregation, Storage, Delivery & Collection) Rules 2006 NOTIFICATION - (w.e.f. 1st March 2006) Annexures - III - Integrated Decentralised 91 Municipal Solid Waste Management Annexures - IV - Evaluation of Detailed Project Report 118 on Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management