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India has a 26,000-tonne plastic waste problem [1]

NEW DELHI: India generates 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day, but 40% of it remains uncollected causing choking of drainage and river systems, littering of the marine ecosystem, soil and wat

Publication Date: 
23/01/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Delhi [3], Plastics [4], Waste Disposal [5], Non-Biodegradable Waste [6], Waste Recycling [7], Solid Waste [8]

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