Urban Waste Mumbai Flashcards
What is India
NIC
Problem in India
Growth in consumption of plastics and waste
Overwhelming environmental health and aesthetic hazard for many urban areas
How many tons of waste does Mumbai generate
7025
Where is waste put
Dumped at landfill sites where vast mountains of rubbish are left to decompose, emitting horrendous smells and toxic run off after rain
What are ragpickers
India’s poorests and most marginalised groups
They collect sort and sell interims like glass metal plastic which can be recycled and reused.
They sell it to scrrao deals who then process the waste and sell it on to either be recycled or used directly by the industry
It’s informal employment
Inc children
Why is being a rag picker dangerous
Exposed to chemicals, sharp objects and have to dodge large tricks dumping cities rubbish
Hazardous waste is dumped here- as no regulations and rag pickers are exposed to toxins.
This can also leak into waterways and groundwater poisoning local people
The workers break down obsolete computers, w their bare hands and book crush or burn parts to extract valuable materials like cadmium mercury and lead and can cause serious health problems or death AS DHARAVI IS HOME TO UNAUTHORISED ELECTRONIC RECYCLING YARDS
No Safety equipment given
How much waste is recycled or re used
80%
Eg buckets sacks reused
Paper and cardboard turned into pulp which is used to make furniture and folders
What’s is India’s formal waste management
None
What are some of the waste components in Mumbai
All rubbish is dumped at the landfill including food chemicals Sharp objects Glass Metal Plastic Medical waste Etc
Describe the waste and stream disposal
Waste is enervated in increasing amounts
Waste is taken to landfill sites
It is collected and sorted by rag pickers
80% recycled eg plastic becomes pelleted becomes buckets and us used again
20% waste remains unsorted In landfill sites
How do waste components and stream link to the economic characteristics of Mumbai and Dharavi
Dharavi is a poverty struck area and Mumbai is not economically developed enough in order to be spending money of waste segregation and health and safety regulations
Therefore the local authority turns a blind eye
How do waste components and and stream link to the lifestyles and attitudes of the inhabitants of Mumbai and Dharavi
More waste is generated by affluent workers then the poor
Due to value of products to people and big businesses owned by wealthy people generate a lot of waste
Poor people see this as income
Affluent people may like it due to low cost
Affluent people may want to change it due to the smell and ugly view
Environmental sustainable?
Doesn’t fully solve problem long term
But 80% recycled
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Social sustainable
Ragpickers Don’t earn enough
They get ill- most suffer respiratory disease
Poor smell and image
BUT
earn a source of income for a better standard of living even w out qualifications✅
NOPE
Economic sustainable
Workers don’t earn enoug.
Pressure on health services as illnesses
BUT
informal work so gov save money
Low cost for affluent
Poor can earn income even if no qualification
