Waste happens. But dealing with waste poses a great challenge to the governments as well as the people. The obvious way of dumping, burying, or burning do not work any more. Such disposal centric solutions end up destroying resources and spoiling the environment. Kerala has been at the forefront of research in this area and a number of studies have been carried out in the major towns of Kerala in recent years and details the paradigm shift in waste management. The studies involved experiments in alternative waste management methods using pilot projects; and they proved the viability of a resource recovery oriented approach. The book also details the various challenges-technical, organizational, and socio-political-that need to be dealt with while taking the new approach. Further, the book elaborates on the possible processes of sustainable waste management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.N. Nair
Prof. K.N. Nair is currently Director, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapruam. He directs and co-ordinates the Kerala Research Programme on Local Level Development (KRPLLD). Prof. Nair has authored seven books and contributed fifty papers to international journals. His recent books include Alleviating Poverty: Case Studies of Local-Level Linkages an dProcesses in the Developing World (Co-edited with Vineetha Menon and P.R. Gopinathan Nair), Rainbow Publishers, New Delhi (2005).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R. Sridhar
Sridhar R. is an engineer and social activist who has been keenly following developmental activities in Kerala. His research interest led to studies on the pulp-based industries in the State, especially on the Mavoor Gwalior Ryons and Hindustan Newsprint Limited factories. He also Undertook a study of the Zero Waste Kovalam project and the local employment opportunities generated by the project. He is based in Thiruvananthapuram and works in Thanal, a public interest research organisation.
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