• AHSAN UL HAQ AHRAR
• MANGLESH KUMAR JAWALKAR
• J.M RESHI

The present investigation is an attempt to explore the composition, characteristics, and generation rate of municipal solid waste in the Shopian (J&K) by selecting five different sites with an aim to provide baseline information for the development of an efficient solid waste management system. The study revealed that the average residential municipal waste generation rates differed among sites. Daily, Site II recorded highest amount of waste generation 170.3 kg/day and minimum of 48.56 kg/day was recorded at SV. The rate of waste generation per capita varied, ranging from 0.521 kg/capita/day (SII) to 0.3455 kg/capita/day (SV). The study also revealed that the proportion of flammable material in municipal solid trash ranged from 95% at SII to 83 % at SIII, whereas the percentage of non-combustible material in municipal solid waste ranged from 18% at SIII to 5% at SII. Analysis of variance showed significant variation in % of combustible and non-combustible material content across different sites (F=3.76, P=0.003).

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Management, Composition, District, Shopian.

"Generation rate, proportion of combustible and non combustible materials and management of municipal solid waste in District Shopian, J&K, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.536-544, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904V27.pdf

"Generation rate, proportion of combustible and non combustible materials and management of municipal solid waste in District Shopian, J&K, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp536-544, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904V27.pdf