Assessing the Impact of Inadequate Solid Waste Management on Disease Prevalence: A Case Study of Ara Municipal Corporation, Bihar, India

Abstract

In recent years, the topic of the effects of improper municipal solid waste management on health has gained worldwide concern. Due to a lack of funding and resources, this problem is seen to be more prevalent in developing nations than in developed nations. It has been demonstrated that solid waste creation, segregation procedures, storage facilities, collection schedules, and disposal techniques are not viable in developing nations. In these nations, open burning and careless dumping are frequent occurrences. Waste that is burned or dumped in the open poses’ major health and environmental hazards. They have resulted in serious contamination of the air, water, and land. Pollution from municipal solid waste raises disease morbidity and death. Hazardous wastes that are not managed pose a risk to human health. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate how poor municipal solid waste management affects the health strategy in Ara Municipal Corporation, Bihar. Regression analysis has been used to examine the relationship between the generation of solid waste and diseases. To determine how these factors affect human health, the study has included the generation and disposal of solid waste as independent variables and associated diseases as dependent variables. The research shows that poor waste management is strongly associated with negative health impacts, and diseases are strongly associated with the negative effects of solid waste generation and disposal. For waste management efforts and related research, it involves strengthening sectoral integration, stepping up advocacy, and obtaining funding. To fully comprehend how poor solid waste management affects human health strategy in Ara city, more study is essential.