SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT:
CASE STUDY OF ACHROL, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN
SHOURYA PURI
ABSTRACT
“Waste not the smallest thing created, for
grains of sand make mountains, and atomies
infinity”.
‘Good health and Prosperous wealth’ are the
major reasons for the development of a
country. In India we have a scheme of “Swach
Bharat Abhiyaan” means to make India free of
waste and clean city but the trend is not
following in most parts of the country. Now a
days, especially in villages of India it is not a
trend to manage waste sustainably. Not
because they are not aware because nobody is
willing to take the initiative and the second
reason is the illiteracy factor. The government
bodies which are responsible for the waste
management are not taking their responsibility
seriously.
Waste is one of the fundamentals of
sustainability. Achrol, located on NH-8, a
satellite town for Jaipur, stands on a land area
of 0.79 sq.km; abundantly supports the
neighbourhood areas with a strong physical
infrastructure including schools, daily
amenities shops and main fresh vegetable
market abutting the National Highway itself.
The town also serves as Jaipur’s major
backbone by being the major connectivity
route for passenger and transport vehicles.
This paper analyses different alternatives for
Sustainable Waste Management (SWM). The
direction of this research is to manage the
waste sustainably and environmentally in
context of a case study of satellite town Achrol
(Jaipur) on Delhi Jaipur national highway.
The waste that is collected from households,
commercial and industrial sector is dumped in
open and also on the national highway. The
waste which is being dumped on the highway
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everyday causing many problems both to the
native people, animals and the people passing
the highway. The traffic jams caused due to
the heavy garbage dumped on the highway
making traffic slow down and results in traffic
jams and minor accidents caused due to the
heavy garbage is a major concern. The present
conditions which are being faced by the people
on the highway as well as the village people
are horrible. The waste management laws are
not being followed by the village resulting in
poor living conditions and polluted
environment. This approach is done to make
this place sustainably living and for better
living conditions. Therefore, this research is
done to identify the major problems and the
causes of waste and how to manage the waste
by appropriate solutions and methods for
better sustainability and better living
conditions and also to make this highway free
of waste and jams and any other related
problem. This Research of waste management
is finding out about better ways to transport
and get rid of (safely and environmentally
friendly)/reuse waste.
Key words: Sustainable Waste Management,
Traffic Jams, Polluted Environment.
Abbreviation used: SWM (Sustainable Waste
Management)
1. INTRODUCTION
The Waste usually relates to all kinds of waste,
whether generated during the extraction of raw
materials, the processing of raw materials into
intermediate and final products, the
consumption of final products, or other human
activities, including municipal (residential,
institutional, commercial), agricultural, and
special (health care, household hazardous
wastes, sewage sludge). Waste management is
the collection, transport, processing or
disposal, managing and monitoring (Jaipur) on Delhi Jaipur national highway.
of waste materials. In simple words Waste Also, this study is done to make the town
Management is nothing but to manage the Achrol (Jaipur) a sustainable village by
waste properly. managing the waste which is dumped on the
highway everyday leading to a hazardous
Sustainable means able to maintain at a certain
effects on animals consuming the waste ,
level. The Waste which is being generated
environment and the traffic jams.
daily throughout the world cannot be stopped
or paused but it can be maintained at a certain The primary significance of sustainable waste
level. Thus, Sustainable Waste Management is management (SWM) strategies are to address
to manage the waste at a certain level the health, environmental, , resource, and
sustainably. Using material resources economic concerns associated with the
efficiently to cut down on the amount of waste improper disposal of waste especially on
produced or to maintain the waste generated. national highway. These issues are ongoing
Waste management simply means the concerns for the villages, municipalities and
collection, transport, processing or disposal, individual in that area. As now day by day the
managing, and monitoring the waste materials waste produced is by villages, the
to minimize its consequences on human and municipalities is not taking care or looking for
environment. the problem for the same. Municipalities are
usually responsible for waste management in
Most of the parts in India has a trend of
the cities, have the challenge to provide an
dumping the waste in the open areas within
effective and efficient system to the
and near settlement. At some places it is also
inhabitants. As SWM is important because
dumped in open drains which results in open
improperly stored refuse can cause health,
drainage which usually results in choking of
safety and economic problems.
drains. As a consequence can invite various
problems that affects our health, affects our
socio economic conditions, environment and
climate.
A satellite town Achrol Jaipur Rajasthan is
one of a kind of that part. Not only is the waste
being dumped in open areas but in the median
strip of national highways causing a lot of
problems which is meant for enhancing nature
and landscaping. The town lacks waste
collection and disposable system. Usually
almost all the waste of the town is dumped
there in the median strip causing traffic jams,
disturbs the ambience of national highway and
since this waste is not managed by the local
authorities therefore, comes on the roads
sometimes causing accidents. Since this
dumping is a serious concern on national
highway as a result a way research is been
carried out.
This paper analyses different alternatives for
waste management sustainably. Also, this
research is directed to manage the waste
sustainably and environmentally specifically in
context of a case study of satellite town Achrol
2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES collected by the case study and the
photographs taken during the same. Study of
Role of an effective SWM system is realized
the site area, the type of waste dumped there
as an issue of paramount importance world
and studying the map of the area were all a
over and it is found that uncollected and
part of this section. Secondary data was
improperly handled waste can cause a serious
collected from the books in the university
health hazards on people as well as the animals
library and the internet.
which are suffering the most and the ambience
of highway. 4. SCOPE
In India, municipal solid waste rule, states that The scope of this research is to:-
all local bodies should undertake segregation
1. Prepare for Sustainable Waste
of waste and its collection, storage,
Management Plan.
transportation and disposal falling is viewed as
2. Data Collection and Analysis and
a constitutional functional failure of the local
characterization of waste.
self-government. In fact most local bodies
3. Waste prediction.
could not comply in time and do not work
4. Analyse the existing waste management
systematically as they should do. Therefore,
situation.
the first aim of Sustainable Waste
5. Preparation of plan for transportation of
Management (SWM) strategies are to address
solid waste.
the health, environmental, resource, and
6. Preparation of plan for disposal on land
economic concerns associated with the
i.e. environmentally safe and sustainable
improper disposal of waste. The second aim of
disposal in landfills.
this research is fulfilling the need of SWM and
to finds alternate ways of managing the waste 5. LITERATURE REVIEW
on the national highway which is a major
concern in India. The human activities are the sole generators of
waste and these activities use environment as a
The main objective of the detailed Sustainable primary sources of energy and resources.
Waste Management of the satellite town Uncollected and improperly waste is causing
Achrol shall be:- serious health consequences in many parts of
India. An effective SWM system should
1. To make satellite town clean and
include activities associated with generation,
managed the waste sustainably with
storage, collection, and transport and last
respect to public hygiene and health.
processing. But here the condition do not
2. To make the median strip of
favours the system. The waste is collected
highway and highway free of waste.
daily but instead of treating it is obsessively
3. To make people aware of this
being dumped in the open areas and mainly in
hazardous situation and make them
the median strip of highway which is exposed
aware for better living conditions
to the environment and affects the living
and sustainable development.
conditions of people and the animals.
4. Holistic approach to all waste
streams thus maximizing synergetic Waste can be classified as Domestic waste
benefits in collection, recycling, Factory waste, E-waste Construction waste,
treatment & disposal. Agricultural waste, Food processing waste,
Bio-medical waste etc. Generally most of
3. METHODOLGY
these types of waste is dumped on the
With this particular research, the case study highway. Waste usually found in Achrol.
design was used to structure the research, and
Waste has been a major environmental issue
to show how the major part of the research that
everywhere since the industrial revolution. The
is the methods or ways work to address the
problem here is that the people and the local
central research question. Primary data was
authorities see the highway a place for the
storage of the town waste and when collected
in large amount which creates a huge problem.
As a result left with only option of burning the
waste which makes the environment
unhealthy. Also, waste can be seen in most of
the open areas. During the peak hours traffic
jams are caused not only because of waste but
also with the fruits and vegetables vendors
covers half of the highway making one vehicle
to pass at a time where 2 vehicles can easily
pass.
During the monsoon season this waste gets
collected with the water. The garbage mix
with the rainwater formed is the worst thing
about the whole scenario. The highway
become worse than ever and due to these
conditions accidents happen due to slipping of
tyres. Even walking around the highway is
very problematic. These conditions give birth
to diseases. Disgusting smell always come
from the median waste strip making very
uncomfortable passing there.
The basic thing to minimize this problem is to
provide dustbins on every corner of the area.
By providing dustbins at least some problem
will be reduced. The next thing is to organise
campaign or make people aware of the 3 R
Reuse Reduce and Recycle. Below are the
basic practises which should be done by the
municipal in order to manage waste
sustainably.
By reducing: Instead of being disposed of,
materials that are recovered from an incident
and decontaminated may be able to be reused.
Reusing these materials protects the
environment by saving resources, including
energy, virgin materials, and landfill space as
well as reduces the economic impact of the
affected site. This option should be considered
before more permanent disposal options in
order to minimize the amount of waste
needing disposal.
By Recycling: Recycling involves making
materials that would otherwise be disposed of
as waste into valuable resources for new
products. Recycling these materials protects
the environment by saving resources,
including energy, virgin materials, and landfill
space. This option should be considered before
more permanent disposal options in order to
minimize the amount of waste needing
disposal
By Composting: Composting is the controlled
biological decomposition of organic material
in the presence of air to form a humus-like
material. Controlled methods of composting
include mechanical mixing and aerating,
ventilating the materials by dropping them
through a vertical series of aerated chambers,
or placing the compost in piles out in the open
air and mixing it or turning it periodically.
Composting, as a treatment option, is used to
decompose large quantities of waste either on-
site (e.g., on a farm in association with animal
disease control activities) or off-site (e.g.,
composting facilities). Off-site composting
will trigger transportation considerations.
On-Site Burial: This disposal option refers to
the placing of the waste within the ground at
the site of the incident. This option should
only be used when site characteristics allow it
(e.g., depth to water table) and proper
environmental controls to protect groundwater,
surface water, and soil are put into place. Refer
to Federal, state, local, and tribal laws and
regulations for the appropriate requirements.
Landfill Disposal: This is a disposal option
involving carefully designed structures built
into or on top of the ground in which waste is
isolated from the surrounding environment.
There are different types of landfills, each
designed to handle particular waste streams
generally, and each landfill is permitted or
licensed for particular kinds of waste. A
landfill generally cannot accept waste that falls
outside the scope of its permit. However, even
if a landfill can legally accept a particular
waste, the owner or operator does not have to
accept the waste. In addition, some wastes
may need to be treated before being disposed
of in a landfill. It is important to note that
treatment options may generate their own
wastes, which may also be disposed of in
landfills, when appropriate.
Incineration: Also called combustion, this
treatment option burns waste under controlled
conditions. As with landfills, different
incinerators are permitted for different kinds of
waste. Hazardous waste must be brought to an
incinerator permitted to accept hazardous
waste. Municipal solid waste incinerators are
permitted to burn municipal solid waste, with
some units having the ability to recover
energy. Medical waste incinerators are
designed to handle pathogenic wastes.
Incinerators do not have to accept the waste
brought to them, even if the waste is within the
scope of the permit.
Above practises mentioned above are the basic
practises if undertaken can change the
conditions of Achrol for better and improved
living conditions. And to make the median
strip of highway free of waste and use as
landscape which it is designed for. And to
remove the vegetable and fruit vendors from
the highway.
that consumes that waste, people living there
and the people passing highways for which
they are stuck in jams and minor accidents. In
monsoon the conditions gets worse as
compared to summers and winters as the rain
water combines with the waste causing much
more problems than ever.
According to estimates, it is the busiest
highway in the subcontinent, as it connects
Delhi and Jaipur. Since Jaipur is the heritage
of Rajasthan culture. Tourist from all over the
world came to Jaipur to explore the Indian
Rajasthan culture. To reach Jaipur they land on

6. CASE STUDY
Achrol is a satellite town in Jaipur Rajasthan
located on Delhi Jaipur highway. At a distance
of 30kms north of Jaipur. The town is located
at 27*08’N latitude and 75*57E longitude. Delhi airport and take cabs from there. During
The existing developed area of Achrol is 0.79 the peak hours huge traffic jams are caused
sqkms. The settlement has a good connectivity due to this problem making poor image of
with Jaipur through road in the form of private India and resulting in time wastage. Below is
buses plying on Delhi road and some local bus the traffic analysis crossing the highway from
as well beside state transport buses plying Delhi to Jaipur.
between Alwar Jaipur Delhi and Jaipur Delhi.
The road inside the settlement are generally 5
to 8 metre wide. A population living in Achrol
is projected to be 17658 by the year 2011 and
estimated that the target population will reach
28073 by 2025. The problem of there is that
there is no SWM that’s why this research is
been carried out to manage this problem as this
is happening to every town that is located on
Delhi Jaipur highway.
During the case study of Achrol it was
observed that large amount of waste is been
dumped every morning in the median strip
where plantation and landscape is to be done
which is about 1.5 metre. One of the cause is
the fruit and vegetable vendors which throw
the biodegradable waste there. Also the
tobacco and cigarette sellers causes the waste
plays a major role. Every morning the physical
waste including (fruits, vegetables wrappers,
plastic, egg shells etc.) in good amount is
being dumped causing the problems to animals
 highway. They dump their waste on the
WASTE highway. They covered half the space of
highway for their living and making the cause
of jams on highway. There should be removed
or shift away from the highway lane so as to
avoid traffic jams and accidents.
The second major cause is the waste which is
being dumped on the highway by the natives.
In order to solve this problem there should be
proper collection of waste from the area and
BIODEGRADABLE WASTES managed instead being dumped on the
NON BIODEGRADABLE WASTES
highway and handled like to separate
biodegradable and non-biodegradable and
RECYCLABLES
treated separately and properly So that local
animals cannot feed on the waste dumped
there and provide proper dustbins by local
authorities on every corner of town.
The third major cause is not managing or
treating waste. Local authorities should take
this task seriously and not by dumping on the
highway simply and to grow plants on the
median strip which is meant for landscaping.
The waste should be managed by the process
mention in literature review for sustainability
as they don’t pollute the environment and are
natural processes.

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RECOMMENDATIONS
Since the major concern of this paper is to
manage SWM. The main cause is the
vegetables and fruit vendors which on the
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exists.
6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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