Municipal solid waste management in Kolkata, India – A review

CHATTOPADHYAYA. Subhasish. DUTTAB, Amit. RAY, Subhabrata. Municipal solid waste management in Kolkata, India – A review. in Waste Management, vol. 29, issue 4, April 2009, p.1449-1458 Kolkata is one of four metropolitan cities in India. With an area of 187.33 sq km and a population of about 8 million, it generates around 3,000 t d−1 of municipal solid waste (MSW) at a rate of 450–500 g per capita per day. With rapid urbanization as a result of planned and unplanned growth and industriali..