Volume of plastic waste India FY 2020, by state

Published by
Bruna Alves,
Jul 5, 2023
In financial year 2020, Maharashtra generated the largest amount of plastic waste in India, at 443,724 metric tons. In comparison, the states of Sikkim, Lakshadweep, and Tripura contributed the least to plastic waste generation.

Volume of plastic waste generated in India in financial year 2020, by state (in metric tons per annum)

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Release date

March 2022

Region

India

Survey time period

FY 2020

Supplementary notes

* Unified data for UT of Jammu and Kashmir & UT of Ladakh.

**Assumption on an average six percent of plastic waste in municipal solid waste.

India's financial year starts in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2020 started in April 2019 and ended in March 2020.

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