LOGISTIC AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AMBAJOGAI CITY

Municipal Solid Waste Management is one of the major environmental problem of Indian cities. Improper management of municipal solid waste causes hazards to inhabitants. Change in lifestyle and social activities has increased the generation of solid wastes in the Ambajogai City. Though solid wastes management is a worldwide phenomenon, but the improper management of solid waste leads to disturbance in the city area and peoples. The problem of solid waste management is prevailing in the city environment of Ambajogai city also. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the improved planning and implementation of comprehensive solid waste management systems for upgrading the environmental scenario of the city. It requires detailed information on the quantity and character of solid waste generated and their effects on environment. This present study is to investigate the problems and effects of solid waste in the Ambajogai City. The investigation includes the methods of practices associated with sources, characteristics, quantity generated, collection, transportation, storage, treatment technologies and disposal of solid waste in the Ambajogai City. In this work, it is intended to collect the data using the field visit, and interaction with inhabitants and the city authorities. This work will evolved appropriate solid waste management strategy based on the principles of refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. The study pertaining to evaluate the current status and identify the major problems