An investigation into the waste segregation behavior of the households
in the city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Abstract
Municipal solid waste constitutes a major portion of the total
city waste produced in India. Very often this is ignored while
considering waste problems in the cities. The cities are now having
enormous environmental problems due to municipal solid waste. The
segregation of waste is essential to implement Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle. It has been an unsustainable and uneconomical practice to not
segregate waste at the source. The paper explains the waste segregation
activities of the householders of the city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
and the social and environmental outcomes of such behavior. The paper is
based on both primary and secondary sources of data.
