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The media below was gathered during the author's research visits to India and can be downloaded and used as required. The efforts of the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council being put into providing these resources can be encouraged by citing this work.

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Pictures Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in India

Picture/Image: Waste-picking at the bins, Nallakunta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: MSW dumped all around the bins, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Improper MSW management is an everyday nuisance to urban Indians, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Open burning of MSW (mainly plastics) for warmth, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Open burning of MSW to empty the bin, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Public exposed to emissions from open burning of MSW, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Improper MSW transportation causes nuisance to public, Nallakunta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: MSW recycling starts here, employees working for a waste paper dealer, Ramnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Recyclables from waste pickers reach here, for secondary separation, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Tertiary separation of recyclables, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Bottles separated from MSW stream are sent for to recycling companies, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Plastic cups separated from MSW stream are sent to recycling companies, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Metal separated from MSW stream are sent to recycling companies, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Waste-picking prior composting at Nashik's composting plant, animals feeding on vegetable and fruit wastes, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Waste-picking at Pimpri Chinchwad's composting plant, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: MSW composting facility at Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Handling wastes at a composting plant, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Handling wastes at a municipal solid waste (MSW) Composting plant, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Rejects from a municipal solid waste (MSW) composting plant, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Compost production from municipal solid waste (MSW) at Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Bags of municipal solid waste (MSW) compost to be sold at Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: municipal solid Waste-to-Energy plant at Elikatta village near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: An open dumpsite near Visakhapatnam impacting surrounding pristine ecosystems. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Landfill fires at a municipal solid waste (MSW) sanitary landfill, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill adjacent to a residential area in Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Picture/Image: Municipal solid waste (MSW) open dumping (unsanitary landfill) near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Photo Credits: Ranjith Annepu

Glossary

CH4 Methane
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
GOI
Government of India
INR Indian Rupee
JnNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
LFG Landfill Gas
MBT
Mechanical Biological Treatment
MSW Municipal Solid Waste
NEERI National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
RDF
Refuse Derived Fuel
SLF Sanitary Landfill
SWM Solid Waste Management
USD United States Dollar
WPs Waste Pickers
WTE Waste-to-Energy
WTERT Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council