What to include in a Waste Survey?

i. Source of waste (Households, restaurants, marketplaces, streets etc.)

ii. Types of waste generated
iii. Amount of waste generated type-wise (Wet / Dry and Hazardous etc.)
iv. Identify vulnerable spots/ infamous spots – dumping sites
v. Existing disposal practice – at household level, and at marketplaces
vi. How do institutions like schools, Integrated Child Development Schemes, local clinics
dispose waste?
vii. What is the capacity of the Gram Panchayat to implement Solid Waste Management plan?
viii. What does it take to build the capacity of the Gram Panchayat to manage Solid Waste
Management unit?