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Disposal of solid waste is one of the most challenging issues in urban cities, which are facing a seriouspollution problem due to the generation of huge quantities of solid waste. In India existing systems for the collection,transportation and disposal of solid waste are mired in chaos. This problem is even more acute in urban areas where therapidly growing population continues to increase the amount of solid waste that the city authorities (ULB) cannoteffectively manage. Improper disposal of solid waste poses environmental and public health risks. Uncontrolled dumpingof waste on the outskirts of the city has created overcrowded landfills that cannot be recovered, as well as due to randomdumping. However, they also have serious environmental impacts in terms of contributing to groundwater pollution andglobal warming. Waste incinerator causes air pollution in the form of increased TSP and PM10 emissions. Leachate fromsanitary landfills contaminates ground water and sub soil that leads to health hazard. Open burning of solid waste andland fill gases generated from sanitary landfills causes global warming. Poor collection and disposal of municipal solidwaste can trigger off epidemics. Conservancy staff and rag pickers are the most vulnerable to health hazards associatedwith poor solid waste management. The composition of waste depends on a variety of factors such as living standards,climatic conditions and socio-economic factors. The main aim of the paper is explain about solid waste managementsituation in India, solid waste management process and integrated solid waste management.

M. Vijaya Kumar, “A REVIEW ON MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 8, Issue 12, pp. 1-6, December 2021.