RECYCLING AND

WASTE MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT -II

NAME : CH.SRI DURGA

REG NO : 181011101040
B.ARCH III YEAR VI SEM
DR.MGR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUE
4.EXPLAIN THE NEED OF PUBLIC
AWARENESS AND ROLE OF
NGO’S IN SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT ?
 Importance of Public Awareness in Solid Waste
Management :
1.Solid waste is defined as the unusable and unwanted products in the solid and semi-solid
state derived from the activities and removed by society.
2.Waste can be considered as nothing but valuable material at wrong place. There is no
substantial in this world, which is not useful in one-way or other. It’s man’s ignorance that he
considers certain things as waste and other thing as useful. With the development as types
of waste are changing, the attitude of people towards waste should be change. People must
realize that the waste which they throwing in the streets are not actually waste it is the raw
material for some other processes.
3.Raising awareness about municipal solid waste management is an essential component of
effective waste management. It is important for key stakeholders to be aware of a city’s
waste management activities and have a strong understanding of the benefits of proper solid
waste management. Although, many challenges arise when raising awareness about solid
waste management, a variety of communication techniques can be used to address them.
4. Raising awareness about a city’s municipal solid waste management activities and the
benefits of proper solid waste management can result in increases in:
•Use of city waste collection services by the public and private sectors.
•Funding for waste management from local elected officials.
•Adoption and enforcement of local waste management policies.
•Support for local-level activities from national or provincial governments.
•Public participation in awareness programs which results in segregation at point source
and reduction of waste.
Each of these outcomes can contribute to waste management authority’s efforts to
reduce the impacts of waste management on health, economy, environment, and society.
ROLE OF NGO’S IN SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT:
1. NGOs are mainly involved in the collection of wastes from different generation sources, e.g.
houses, markets, restaurants, and hotels. Then, they dispose the collected wastes to the nearest
SDSs.
2. NGOs being one of the most effective media to reach the people these days, may play a
significant role in environment protection. ... NGOs create awareness among the public on
current environmental issues and solutions. Also protecting, the natural resources and entrusting
the equitable use of resources.
3. NGOs with the support given by the government has been accelerating
its development activities by taking up specific issues like Poverty alleviation, child rights, caste
stigma and discriminations, women rights, child labor, rural development, water and sanitation,
environmental issues etc
4. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play a significant role in today's society, typically
picking up the government's deficits in services and social protection for citizens via the
philanthropy of donors and the socially aware.
 EXAMPLE : Role of NGOs In Imphal
Role of NGOs In Imphal municipality the participation of NGOs in the waste collection system have been started from
August 2007 after the municipality had privatized the collection system on 23rd July 2007 to improve the system
under public private partnership.
The following Table shows the name of the NGOs and the areas (wards) covered for the services.