INTEGRATED WASTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Integrated Waste Resource Management (IWRM) 
is a comprehensive approach to managing waste by combining 
reduction, reuse, recycling, resource recovery, and safe disposal 
methods. With rapid urbanization, industrialization, and 
population growth, waste generation has reached critical levels 
globally, posing severe environmental, social, and economic 
challenges. IWRM focuses on minimizing waste generation at 
the source, improving segregation techniques, utilizing 
advanced treatment methods such as composting, anaerobic 
digestion, and waste-to-energy technologies, and promoting 
circular economy principles.