Question 15GS3GS3
Waste circularity is emerging as a sustainable solution to India's mounting solid waste crisis. Discuss the key principles of waste circularity and the government's initiative in this regard. How effective have these measures been in fostering a circular economy? (Answer in 250 words)
Main Body
On an average, India produces 9-10 million tonnes of solid waste with limited recycling & management strategy. Waste Circularity promises a sustainable & clean future. Key principles of Waste Circularity: ProductionConsumptionDumping (Linear Model) ↓ ↓ ↓ Producer ← Consumption ← Circular model (waste/energy) 1. Extended Producer Responsibility: e-waste management rules of CPCB. 2. Polluters pay [principle]: liability of negative externality. 3. Waste as energy: renewable source (eg. bio waste).
Key Government Initiatives: 1. CPCB led waste management rules: By Extended Producer Responsibility 2. Go BARDHAN scheme of Sal Shakti Ministry for [Biomass to energy] 3. Fly ash bricks production: rules 4. Swatah Bharat Mission (SBM-Udaar) for solid waste management through circularity. 5. PM Jal JIVANBiofuel from agriculture waste. Effectiveness in Circular Economy: Achievements: 1. Corporate responsibility towards environment (MC Mehta judgement) 2. Waste to Energy: Pad (eg. Kamla in Telangana) 3. e-Waste to Rare-EarthCost-friendly IR 4.0.
4. CIT: did Industrial Pact on Plastic waste reduction & circularity 5. Swatah Bharat Missionbehavioural drive for cleanliness (>100 ODF villages) Limitations: 1. Informal waste collecting [models] (Child labour, slum dwellers) 2. Waste piles (eg Delhi - mountains of garbage) 3. Non-binding Extended Producer Responsibility of CPCRlimited effect 4. Plastic marine pollution in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. The best models like Indore (cleanest city of India) cannot be replicated at national level. It will nudge for lifestyle for Environment LiFE.
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Conclusion
The best models like Indore (cleanest city of India) cannot be replicated at national level. It will nudge for lifestyle for Environment LiFE.
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Diagram
Circular model showing Production → Consumption ← Waste/Energy flow with Producer in center
Topper
Simrandeep Kaur
AIR 14
Subject & Paper
GS3GS3
Topic
Biodiversity and Environment
Pollutant
Waste Circularity and Circular Economy
Writing Stats
263
Total words
1
Paragraphs
analytical
Tone