India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has taken a remarkable step toward circularity with the launch of a Glass Upcycling Centre, offering the city an innovative solution for glass waste management.
India generates nearly 3 million tonnes of glass waste every year. Glass is 100% recyclable without any loss of quality. Under the current EPR guidelines (implemented through CPCB under the Plastic Waste Management Rules for packaging materials), glass containers & bottles are explicitly included with targets for recovery and recycling - with planned increases year-on-year (e.g., 50% target in 2026-27 rising to 80% by 2029-30).
In the fast-gr...