Improving Public Health and Environment Through Plastic Waste Management in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Improving Public Health and Environment Through Plastic Waste Management in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Summary/Abstract: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region is growing in terms of population, industry, educational and commercial units. The daily requirements of commodities and services by all units have increased fast. Plastic is used extensively for packing, protection and service of various commodities. The use of plastic is much higher by industry and households in region. In Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation, the density of population is higher. The concentration of small and large industries is more. Therefore the plastic use is much higher for different purposes. It leads to more waste of plastic. In Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation, the population and industrial units are less. Therefore plastic waste is less generated. Theaters are generating less plastic waste in metropolitan region. The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and municipal corporations in Thane district will continuously generate more plastic waste in future. The tobit regression model shows that plastic waste is positively co-related and statistically significant with pollution and industry in region. Therefore the comprehensive policies are required to reduce plastic waste. This is because plastic waste is affecting on the health of human being. It also affects negatively on soil, air and water. Plastic waste is also affecting on marine resources that is birds, fish and other micro-organism. The entire food supply chain gets affected due to plastic waste. The water logging is common due to plastic waste in region. Plastic is allowed to flow with rain water. It chock ups the drainage system and it becomes the ground for mosquitoes. It further leads to dengue, malaria and other diseases in region. Many people die due to seasonal diseases in region. Therefore all the municipal corporations must sensitize people to segregate plastic waste in house. Municipal corporations must collect plastic in separate bins and process it. The long term effects are much severe in region. The plastic and e-waste can be utilized for road construction in region. All the policies will certainly help to reduce the plastic waste in region. It will also help to maintain the clean environment in region.

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