Rag Pickers Essays & Research Papers

E-Waste: Main Source of Income for Rag Pickers in India

Such kind of wastes encircles wide range of electrical and electronic devices like computers, mobile phones, stereos, it also includes large household appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners etc. According to Sinha Khetriwal, “e-waste can be classified as any electrical powered appliance that has reached its end of life”. In other words, e-waste refers to any goods which are electronic in nature and has reached its end of life. The current Indian e-waste related scenario is different from the worldwide....

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Advanced Locality Management in India: Role of Rag Pickers in Solid Waste Management

Conversation Rag Pickers Waste Management

Abstract Now a day, we are facing a problem regarding the management of waste generated daily. This waste includes solid waste from commercial zone, industrial zone and residential zone. Among all these waste management from residential zone requires first priority because if this waste is not properly disposed daily, then it will create problems to public health, affects the aesthetics. This paper gives the present status of solid waste management on dumping ground in Mumbai region and also suggests some...

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Promotion of Recycling as an Incentive for Rag Pickers: Scrap Management in India

India Rag Pickers Recycling

Scrap can be explained as a waste that has no value economically or such waste that have value only of their basic material which can be obtained through the process of recycling. It is generated once the final product has been obtained at the end of the manufacturing process is over. There are few products that you will see which could be a damaged one or some waste which cannot be used again as their expiry date has been crossed...

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