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@article{172162,
        author = {Dr. Sanjay Rode and Prachiti Pawaskar},
        title = {Sustainable Segregation, Processing and Landfill Reduction Strategies of Solid Waste Management in Metropolitan Regions of Maharashtra},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {8},
        pages = {2164-2181},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=172162},
        abstract = {Solid waste is increasing with increase in urbanisation, income and changing consumption pattern across the world. India is not exception to increase in urbanisation phenomenon. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in Mumbai Metropolitan Region contribute maximum solid waste. It is followed by Pune, Nasik and Nagpur Municipal corporation in Metropolitan Region. The contribution of biodegradable, inert is higher in solid waste of Municipal Corporations. Municipal corporations do not collect complete solid waste and process it. They transport to landfill sites which create more health hazards for people. Population and industry, health care and educational institutions will continually increase and generate more solid waste. Therefore, state government must provide long term policy and right direction to collect, segregate solid waste at ward level and process whole solid waste. Government must launch behavioural and communication change model through mass media. Municipal Corporations must invest in technology to collect complete solid waste, human resource, scientific processing of solid waste. Such efforts will help to clean urban Maharashtra, improve health of people and contribute economic growth of state.},
        keywords = {Health, Electricity, Sustainability},
        month = {January},
        }