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Need for Innovations
Solid waste management is one of the important areas where the problems arise from time to time. Municipal bodies are unable to provide a 100% efficient system and even are not able to reach to the efficiency of 60%. Solid waste management frequently suffers more than other municipal service when budget allocations and cuts are made. The provision of collection and disposal services for municipal refuse is not perceived as deserving higher priority. Efforts of people employed to collect, dispose and recycle wastes are rarely appreciated. The existing situation is not satisfactory and often there are complaints by the public which adds anxiety to the concerned officials involved in the management. The real problems are mainly of organization, management and planning , yet the favoured solutions involve more mechanization. One of the simplest way to bring innovations in any system is to document and study the existing system and bring the possible reforms by adopting appropriate measures at various levels through the introduction of innovative and cost effective solutions.

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Index of Plates: The photographs shown in the paper shows the actual condition of SWM in Dehradun city. Plate 1: Existing condition of some of the waste bins, the waste lies outside the bins. Plate 2 : Women sweeper carrying waste to the open storage bin in the heart of the city. Plate 3 : Existing condition of the open collection points in some city areas. Plate 4 : Waste collection system in vegetable market of city. Plate 5 : Transportation system for the waste disposal. Plate 6: Landfill site for dumping of waste produced in the city.