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Abstract
Municipal waste management is one of the primary and essential tasks for environmental sustainability. Solid waste management is highly problematic in urban cities. With the increasing population improper solid waste management polluting many densely populated areas. For scientific disposal of waste, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India has notified the, Solid Waste Management System in 2016. In Kadapa town it was brought to momentum in March 2022 as CLAP (clean Andhra Pradesh) under the government for door to door segregation of garbage and collection. The results indicate that door to door collection system is very effective. The system developed with implementation of technologies for composting and processing of solid waste. The steps taken to motivate people, creating awareness and the dedication of the municipal employees and workers is appreciable. Daily collection of segregated waste is the base for reuse, recycle and to completely remove the garbage at vulnerable points in the town