5. Conclusion
Solid Waste Management is the need of the hour which should be seriously taken care of by
government/ civic bodies to provide SWM service properly to the public. Public apathy and low social
status assigned to SWM activity by civic bodies is a great hurdle in solving this problem. Stringent laws
should be passed in this regard for proper disposal and treatment of waste. No new plan of any residential,
commercial area should be passed until and unless it has proper place for disposal and treatment of its
waste. In India there is a strong case of private sector participation in this area and private sector can
come with its expertise, technology, capital, improved and efficiently managed service. Public
participation is of paramount importance and can provide big results if seek properly. NSWAI (National
Solid Waste Association of India) working to solve the problem of SWM in India has given following
(Fig. 5) sustainability model.