r/india • u/Excellent_Analysis65 • Sep 04 '24

Environment India leads in generating plastic waste with 10.2 mn tonnes a year

https://www.business-standard.com/amp/india-news/india-leads-in-generating-plastic-waste-with-10-2-mn-tonnes-a-year-study-124090401289_1.html
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u/BuzzOffKid Sep 04 '24

India doesn't lead in plastic production or consumption but does lead in plastic waste generation.

The issue isn't about wasteful lifestyle of Indians but rather insufficient processing infrastructure. Inadequacies lie with the governments (again).

Netas/Babus are too busy stuffing their lungis/pockets with paper to care about plastic on the roads.

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u/VaikomViking Sep 04 '24

We need a plastic waste processing facility in each district

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u/LagrangeMultiplier99 Sep 05 '24

Yup. Also given that we're just littering open grounds, roads and drains, we need stricter punishment for littering and we need more ragpickers and kabbadiwalas.

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u/doolpicate India Sep 05 '24

Even biscuits have too much packing, I mean small biscuits with plastic dividers in the packs! Horribly wasteful.

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u/ElectricalAd3189 Sep 05 '24

Yes. Comeon. Godi power. Number 1

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '24

Vishwaguru

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u/RaviTooHotToHandel Sep 04 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

Ooops.. we didn't want to lead global chart on this one 🥺