Integrated solid waste management plan for Khau Galli (food lane in Kohapur)- a case study.

Abstract

Solid waste management is an essentiality in this contemporary society, involving countless treatment facilities and many outputs that are circulated back into society. This case study precisely focuses on segregation, management, and technological treatments with the cooperation of both Local food vendors of Khau Galli(Food Lane in Kolhapur) and Kolhapur Municipal Corporation. The framework proposes integrations in the existing approaches with simple modifications and research study through different samples over a certain period. This framework may have systematic and efficient solutions addressing sustainability in broader aspects.

The case study is to finalize community bins from representative areas and to study the composition of solid waste dwelling in the community bins and its effective management. Research on various methods adopted at various levels to manage solid waste at its place of generation. The framework suggests methodologies for the sustainable management of solid waste produced by the institute at the institute level itself and to implement effective segregation of waste.

Keywords: Food Vendors, Sustainable Management, Municipal Corporation, Solid Waste Management, Segregation, Technological Treatments.