In financial year 2019, Maharashtra generated the largest amount of plastic waste in India, at 410,000 metric tons. In comparison, the north-eastern states such as Sikkim, Mizoram, and Tripura contributed the least to plastic waste generation.
Volume of plastic waste generated in India in financial year 2019, by state (in metric tons per annum)
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MOSPI. (March 31, 2021). Volume of plastic waste generated in India in financial year 2019, by state (in metric tons per annum) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168513/india-amount-of-plastic-waste-by-state/
MOSPI. "Volume of plastic waste generated in India in financial year 2019, by state (in metric tons per annum) ." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168513/india-amount-of-plastic-waste-by-state/
MOSPI. (2021). Volume of plastic waste generated in India in financial year 2019, by state (in metric tons per annum) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168513/india-amount-of-plastic-waste-by-state/
MOSPI. "Volume of Plastic Waste Generated in India in Financial Year 2019, by State (in Metric Tons per Annum) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168513/india-amount-of-plastic-waste-by-state/
MOSPI, Volume of plastic waste generated in India in financial year 2019, by state (in metric tons per annum) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168513/india-amount-of-plastic-waste-by-state/ (last visited May 28, 2022)