A CASE STUDY OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN PUTTUR: MUNICIPALITY

Solid waste management is one among the fundamental and essential services provided by municipal authorities in the country tokeep our villages and urban centers clean. In the present paper deals with solid waste management system of Puttur municipality,which is located in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Solid waste is a problem that must be properly managed to protectthe human health and environment and preserve the natural resources. Many do not realize that solid wastes also make a definiteimpact on the climate change. The manufacturers, users and distributors of the products as well as the disposal of the resultingwastes all results in emission of the atmospheric gasses, ‘green house gases’ which as effected the earth’s environment to a largeextent. When the organic wastes decompose on the landfills and uncontrolled, it produces the methane gas, one of the major greenhouse gasses contributing to a drastic change in the surrounding climate and the environment