THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR, PERCEPTION & KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTORIES BASED IN DELHI TOWARDS THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

In recent years, Delhi has experienced remarkable economic expansion. Several environmental concerns have evolved as a result of fast industrial and urban expansion. Despite having a thorough statutory and lawful framework for environmental safeguard, Delhi lacks a proper hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility for the proper disposal of hazardous wastes generated from various types of factory units and wastewater Treatment Plants operating in various areas specially designated for the factories of Delhi along with the hazardous waste generated from households waste thriving in Delhi. On 28th.07.1989, MoEFCC had announced the Hazardous Waste Rules under the provisions of the E.P Act, 1986, which were later revised in 2000 and 2003. Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling, and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 and Hazardous and other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 were adopted in response to the need for effective management of hazardous waste (HW), primarily solids, semi-solids, and other industrial wastes, which not only fall under the jurisdiction of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, but also allow the authorities to implement. Hazardous waste generated by Factories is one of today's fastest rising wastes. The volume of hazardous waste is growing as industrial productivity rises. We have different norms, guidelines, and SoPs in India to monitor these hazardous wastes on a regular basis in order to have these wastes managed and disposed of in a scientific manner in a TSDF. The accumulation of this hazardous waste in an unsupervised way will severely harm both human health and the environment. More of these wastes are mostly managed in the informal sector in an unscientific manner that hurts the environment and lives. To address this, more proactive actions, such as proper transportation and disposal of hazardous waste in TSDF, as well as environmental awareness, must be taken by the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), TSDF, and individuals who are directly or indirectly involved with this type of waste. This paper seeks to examine how Delhi-based Factories perceive hazardous waste disposal mechanisms and environmental upkeep, as well as related hazards and behaviour. The study investigates the behaviors, perceptions, and knowledge of Delhi-based Factories about hazardous waste management. A structured questionnaire survey involving Delhi-based Factories has been used as a approach. To properly develop the survey questions, it is vital to learn about the perception, knowledge, and behaviour of Delhi-based Factories about hazardous waste management. These questions are related to the attributes listed below. (1) Hazardous Waste Perception, Behavior, and Knowledge, (2) Economic Benefit, (3) Knowledge, and (4) Industry Willingness The survey was completed by 38 participants from various Factories in Delhi, 31 of them are men and 7 of whom are women. The majority of the participants are between the ages of 30 and 50. The majority of them have a graduate or postgraduate degree. On the basis of the survey results, inferences, suggestions, conclusions, and recommendations have been made that may assist stakeholders in managing hazardous waste in accordance with the regulations and standards.