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Optimization model for integrated municipal solid waste management in Mumbai, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2007

SARIKA RATHI
SARIKA RATHI
Affiliation:
International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, 61 Rt. 9W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 Tel: +1-845-680-4516, Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

Mumbai, the largest metropolitan city in India, generated 6,256 tons of waste per day in 2001. It is the responsibility of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to provide Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management services; however, the MCGM is not able to handle the increasing quantity of waste. As a result, waste litters all over the place giving rise to health and environmental problems. Hence, there is a need to involve private sector and community participation in waste management. In this paper, a linear programming model is developed to integrate different options and stakeholders involved in MSW management in Mumbai. Various economic and environmental costs associated with MSW management are taken into consideration while developing the model.

Type
Research Article
Information
Environment and Development Economics , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 105 - 121
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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