Municipal solid waste generation rates and its management at Yusmarg forest ecosystem, a tourist resort in Kashmir

The present study was carried out at Yusmarg, a forest ecosystem and tourist resort, in the Kashmir valley during 2012 with the objectives of determining the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rates per capita and on a daily basis, and assessing the existing MSW system. It was estimated that dai...

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Published inWaste management & research Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 165 - 169
Main Authors Bhat, Rouf Ahmad, Nazir, Rumisa, Ashraf, Samia, Ali, Mudasir, Bandh, Suhaib A, Kamili, Azra N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2014
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Ecosystem
Ecotourism
Forest management
India
Municipal solid waste
Per capita
Recycled products
Recycling centers
Refuse Disposal
Solid Waste
Studies
Trees
Waste Management - methods
Waste Management - statistics & numerical data
India
Kashmir
Pakistan, Kashmir
composting
Yusmarg
forest ecosystem
combustible
Municipal solid waste
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Summary:The present study was carried out at Yusmarg, a forest ecosystem and tourist resort, in the Kashmir valley during 2012 with the objectives of determining the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rates per capita and on a daily basis, and assessing the existing MSW system. It was estimated that daily generation of MSW at Yusmarg by tourists, as well as residents, was 107.74 kg; on average, the MSW generated at each site was about 36.48 kg/day. The per capita generation of MSW was highest (0.97 kg/person/day) at site 1 followed by 0.288 kg/person/day at site 2 and 0.201 kg/person/day at site 3, with an average per capita MSW generation rate of 0.484 kg/person/day. Manual segregation of the collected wastes showed that it comprised some recyclable, combustible, compostable and inert materials. Among the different waste categories, 56% of waste was recyclable materials, 29% was compostable wastes, 9% was combustible wastes and 6% was inert materials. The present study infers that MSW management in Yusmarg was inappropriate, and infrastructure, skilled manpower and a proper scientific disposal mechanism is lacking in the area. In order to conserve the forest wealth of the area there is a great need to focus on the solid waste problem of the tourist resort.
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ISSN:0734-242X
1096-3669
DOI:10.1177/0734242X13518089