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Survey on Conventional Solid Waste Management Techniques in the City of Vellore

Abstract

Varsha M.S, Ann Sara Mathews and Dr.Anand Prem Rajan

The objective of this study was to find out the various methods adopted by the residents to dispose the domestic wastes from households with the help of a field survey conducted in Vellore. The effectiveness of this process was analysed and interpreted in graphical and statistical format. The area under survey consists of high-density residential groups including educated and well-off people as well as illiterate daily wage workers. Results from the survey showed that 66 percentages of the residents rely on the amenities provided by the Vellore Municipal Corporation for discarding their household wastes. A field trip to the corporation office and government composting shed near Darapadaveedu zone 1, showed that the wastes collected are being recycled safely as: compost, landfills, bioconversion to fertilizers and other industrial uses.

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