Solid Waste Management Awareness in Gated Communities in Chennai – An Innovative Approach

Abstract

As per World Bank, India’s daily waste will be touching 377,000 tonnes by 2025.
The growing urbanization and industrialization have created tons of wastage which is
tangible and troubling. The Urban Local Bodies have a big challenge in setting it right day
by day. The household in major cities constitutes an important agenda for the Municipal
solid waste. The composition of the household waste becomes an important factor in
effectively designing the solid waste management planning for the city. With growing gated
communities in cities like Chennai it becomes necessary for more innovative approaches
and techniques to create awareness among residents. The objective of the study is to
understand and analyze the awareness on Solid Waste Management (SWM) among the
residents of gated communities. To suggest suitable innovative approaches to create better
awareness among residents of gated communities in Chennai on SWM.