Three ‘R’: An Effective Sustainable
Waste Management Approach
C. Sai Kalyani Yogini, B. Deepa Reddy and Ch. M. Kumari Chitturi
Abstract Urbanization is a coin with two faces. On one side it has improved the
standard of living and on the other hands, given us the challenge of managing tons of
waste. This increase in waste generation and its impact on environment and public
health has led us think whether this is a boon or bane for the society. There is
an immediate requirement to work on the sustainable management approaches to
deal with waste generated at an exponential rate. A double-edged sword strategy of
disposing the waste generated and reducing the generation of waste simultaneously
has to be followed. The three ‘R’ approach of ‘Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse’ is a
promising strategy to deal with this waste management issues. The success of this
three ‘R’ approach depends on the effective implementation by the law makers at
all levels from cities to villages. This should be followed by mandatory training
of people on the three ‘R’ approaches from school to work places explaining the
benefits of this approach. Promotion of these approaches has to be done on the
public and social media. A successful management of waste can be possible with
the good collaboration of government and public and by feeling the responsibility
individually.
Keywords Environment · Waste generation · Sustainable management
approaches · Reduces · Recycle · Reuse · International Society of Waste
Management · Air and water
1 Introduction
One of the biggest challenges faced by the current generation is sustainable waste
management. As per Agarwal et al. (2015) waste is defined ‘Anything which is not
required by the owner, producer and processor.’ India is the second-largest populated
country and among various obstacles to its development, management of waste is
a bigger challenge. The waste generation has been continuous either from rural or
C. Sai Kalyani Yogini · B. Deepa Reddy · Ch. M. Kumari Chitturi (B)
Department of Applied Microbiology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s
University), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
e-mail: chandi2222002@yahoo.co.in
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
S. K. Ghosh (ed.), Solid Waste Policies and Strategies: Issues, Challenges
and Case Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1543-9_1
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Waste Management Approach
C. Sai Kalyani Yogini, B. Deepa Reddy and Ch. M. Kumari Chitturi
Abstract Urbanization is a coin with two faces. On one side it has improved the
standard of living and on the other hands, given us the challenge of managing tons of
waste. This increase in waste generation and its impact on environment and public
health has led us think whether this is a boon or bane for the society. There is
an immediate requirement to work on the sustainable management approaches to
deal with waste generated at an exponential rate. A double-edged sword strategy of
disposing the waste generated and reducing the generation of waste simultaneously
has to be followed. The three ‘R’ approach of ‘Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse’ is a
promising strategy to deal with this waste management issues. The success of this
three ‘R’ approach depends on the effective implementation by the law makers at
all levels from cities to villages. This should be followed by mandatory training
of people on the three ‘R’ approaches from school to work places explaining the
benefits of this approach. Promotion of these approaches has to be done on the
public and social media. A successful management of waste can be possible with
the good collaboration of government and public and by feeling the responsibility
individually.
Keywords Environment · Waste generation · Sustainable management
approaches · Reduces · Recycle · Reuse · International Society of Waste
Management · Air and water
1 Introduction
One of the biggest challenges faced by the current generation is sustainable waste
management. As per Agarwal et al. (2015) waste is defined ‘Anything which is not
required by the owner, producer and processor.’ India is the second-largest populated
country and among various obstacles to its development, management of waste is
a bigger challenge. The waste generation has been continuous either from rural or
C. Sai Kalyani Yogini · B. Deepa Reddy · Ch. M. Kumari Chitturi (B)
Department of Applied Microbiology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s
University), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
e-mail: chandi2222002@yahoo.co.in
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
S. K. Ghosh (ed.), Solid Waste Policies and Strategies: Issues, Challenges
and Case Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1543-9_1
1