India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Financial Year
Plastic waste Generation (TPA)
2020-21
41,26,808
2021-22
39,01,802
2022-23
41,36,188
Based upon the information provided by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to CPCB, the quantity of plastic waste generation is given below:
As per Annual Report on Implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, for the year 2020-21 and 2021-22, the estimated plastic waste generation in Delhi is approximately 3,45,000 TPA and 3,77,596 TPA, respectively.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has already prohibited identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, with e...