Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Chethana Nainari, Guggulla Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Koppala Sunil Bhairaveswara Reddy, Rajbir Singh, Vivek Kumar Singh and Dr. Anita Jaswal

Abstract:
The most sustainable option for waste management is one that is friendly to the environment, such a technique must be effective, efficient, and less costly than many other options. Solid waste management is a huge task in developing nations all over the globe due to factors like poverty, population growth, urbanization, and lack of proper funding from government. Disposal methods such as incineration, landfills, pyrolysis, and gasification are efficient but have negative impacts on the environment and public health. Composting, when done properly, is sustainable and has various advantages, such as producing biofertilizer, relatively low air and water pollution, low operational costs, and income generation. The use of composting for bioremediation of contaminated soil has gained much ground in many developed countries. However, composting can lead to methane production, odour emission, and heavy metal build-up if not done properly.