RECOVER, RECYCLE AND REUSE: AN EFFICIENT WAY TO REDUCE THE WASTE

Waste management is the biggest problem for the present as well as the future world. We are creating a miserable future for the generation forced to live in this polluted world. The global metal waste alone is 1.3 billion tonnes and it is expected to grow to 27 billion tones by 2050. According to the latest report, India generates 1.57 lakh tonnes of solid waste per day. Out of which only 20% of waste is taken to the recycling path and the remaining 80% is landfills through the improper way. This 80% of waste creates a massive impact and spoils our environment. The objective of the paper is to study the extent of waste created by the world and the Indian. Further, this paper highlights the environmental impacts on human health. Finally, it gives suggestions to dispose the waste product properly without harming the environment with the help of recycling concept.