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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