Solid Waste Management and Recycling

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Table App. 10.2. Distribution of farming households according to their categories and use of

municipal solid waste on their agricultural lands at Chinna Gollapally Village

Description of the

Categories

Number of farmers who

have used municipal

solid waste

Number of farmers who

have not-used

municipal solid waste

Total number of

farmers

Marginal farmers

Small farmers

Medium farmers

Large farmers

All farmers

6 (50.0)

13 (65.0)

4 (40.0)

10 (55.5)

33 (55.0)

6 (50.0)

7 (35.0)

6 (60.0)

8 (44.5)

27 (45.0)

12 (100.0)

20 (100.0)

10 (100.0)

18 (100.0)

60 (100.0)

Note:
i) Marginal farmers – Below 2.50
ii) Small farmers – 2.50- 5.00
iii) Medium farmers – 5.00- 10.00
iv) Large farmers – Above 10.00
Figures in brackets are percentages

Source: Field Survey

Table App. 10.3. Crops grown by the farmers in sample villages according

to their status of use of municipal solid waste on their farms

Status of farmer Crops grown

Irrigated crops Unirrigated crops

Users of urban solid

waste

Non-users of urban solid

waste

Paddy, Chrysanthemum flowers,

Tuber-taro (itchy potato), brinjal and

tomatoes

Paddy, Chrysanthemum flowers,

wheat and brinjal

Sorghum, red gram

Sorghum, red gram

Source: Field Survey

Table App. 10.4. Type of land owned by the user and non-user

farmers of urban organic waste in the sample villages

Description Number Irrigated Land Unirrigated

Land

Total Land

Users

Non-users

12

6

5.91

2.83

2.91

2.08

8.83

4.91

Source: Field Survey