According to 2016 estimates, Delhi generated over three million tons of annual municipal solid waste. The south Asian country was the largest producer of waste, generating about 13 percent of global waste that same year.
Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons)
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Indiatimes. (March 4, 2020). Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes. "Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons)." Chart. March 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes. (2020). Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes. "Estimated Municipal Solid Waste Generation across India in 2016, by City (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/
Indiatimes, Estimated municipal solid waste generation across India in 2016, by city (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154553/municipal-solid-waste-generation-india-estimate-by-city/ (last visited June 30, 2022)