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@article{186776,
        author = {Prof. S. K. Pawar and Prof. N. R. Borase and Prof. J.P. Bhadane and Savale Bhumika V and Shaikh Arbaz A and Shinde Shital R and Sonawane Amrapali P and Sonawane Bhavesh S},
        title = {Solid Waste Management Scenario in North Maharashtra Region},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {2430-2433},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186776},
        abstract = {This paper reviews the current status, institutional framework, infrastructure, challenges, and opportunities for municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in the North Maharashtra region (districts covered: Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule, and Nandurbar). It synthesizes government plans, municipal reports, published studies and recent projects to estimate waste generation, processing capacity, segregation and recovery practices, and key bottlenecks. The study highlights progress (source segregation, composting, material recovery facilities), infrastructure gaps (processing shortfall, landfill management), and provides prioritized recommendations for decentralized treatment, formalization of informal recyclers, public–private partnerships, and monitoring to meet the Solid Waste Management Rules (2016) and state targets.},
        keywords = {Municipal solid waste, North Maharashtra, Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule, segregation, composting, MRF, MSW Rules.},
        month = {November},
        }