TY - EJOU AU - T1 - Waste Management By Waste to Energy Initiatives in India T2 - International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research PY - 2021 VL - 10 IS - 2 SN - 2306-6253 AB - This century is known for exponentially growing population and development but with huge waste production. The waste produced requires land, labour and capital to for treatment and disposal of such huge amount of waste. In India, people throw or consider it as waste after single use so Indian waste can be good resource for recovery of various products. The waste produced is difficult to manage using conventional methods and is ever increasing, blocking essential land that has become an expensive commodity in today's world. This work explores the current practices of the various waste management initiatives and a critical assessment of traditional waste to energy procedure adopted in India. It gives an overview of the various waste management systems in India. Suggestions for improving the health of society, waste management processes, process performance, environmental assessment parameters to plasma gasification,-an alternate waste to energy has been also discussed. Recommendation has been made for the micro-waste plant to solve the waste challenges. KW - Waste management KW - Waste to energy KW - Plasma technology KW - Incineration. DO - 10.18488/journal.13.2021.102.58.68