According to 2016 estimates, India generated about 270 million tons of annual municipal solid waste, which was about 13 percent of the global waste. This is projected to increase to 543 million tons in 2050.
Projected municipal solid waste generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in million tons)
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Indiatimes. (March 4, 2020). Projected municipal solid waste generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154532/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-forecast/
Indiatimes. "Projected municipal solid waste generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in million tons)." Chart. March 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154532/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-forecast/
Indiatimes. (2020). Projected municipal solid waste generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154532/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-forecast/
Indiatimes. "Projected Municipal Solid Waste Generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154532/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-forecast/
Indiatimes, Projected municipal solid waste generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154532/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-forecast/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Projected municipal solid waste generation across India from 2016 to 2050 (in million tons) [Graph], Indiatimes, March 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154532/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-forecast/