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CHATTOPADHYAYA. Subhasish. DUTTAB, Amit. RAY, Subhabrata. Municipal solid waste management in Kolkata, India &#8211; A review. in Waste Management, vol. 29, issue 4, April 2009, p.1449-1458      Kolkata is one of four metropolitan cities in India. With an area of 187.33 sq km and a population of about 8 million, it generates around 3,000 t d&#8722;1 of municipal solid waste (MSW) at a rate of 450&#8211;500 g per capita per day. With rapid urbanization as a result of planned and unplanned growth and industrialization, the problems associated with handling MSW have increased at an alarming rate over the past few years.   Read the article ... 