plastic waste management

According to a recent report, India is the largest producer of plastic waste in the world, producing 9.3 million metric tons of plastic waste annually. But Arun Shende, a young entrepreneur from Pandhurna, looks at these figures from a different angle.

India is one of the 12 major contributors of plastic waste in the world. The data from the past six years (2016-21) indicates that per capita plastic waste generation has almost doubled in these five years.

अरुण पांढुर्ना में पिछले तीन सालों से प्लास्टिक को रिसाइकल कर रहे हैं। अरुण इसे प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण की वैश्विक समस्या के समाधान के साथ ही, लोगों को रोजगार प्रदान करने के एक माध्यम के तौर पर देखते हैं। 

Currently, each year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced in the world; India ranks as the fifth country with the highest generation of plastic waste.

A new study by Compare the Market AU has identified the countries that produce the most plastic waste, both in total and per person. The findings for 2023 are based on a re-evaluation of data from the 2021 Skyline of Waste report.

On July 28, 2023, the world experienced its first Plastic Overshoot Day, marking a tipping point when the amount of plastic waste exceeds. | Environment Stories |

Recycling plays a crucial role in reducing the consumption of primary resources and mitigating the environmental impact of waste. While the average European Union (EU) citizen generated 4.8 tonnes of waste in 2020, only 38 percent was recycled.

A staggering 218 million people, spanning countries around the world including India, face a serious threat of flooding due to alarming levels of plastic pollution.

A recent study indicated that plastic recycling facilities may be contributing to the pollution of waterways and posing a threat to human health by releasing wastewater contaminated with billions of tiny plastic particles.

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, with billions of tons of plastic waste generated each year. It is non-biodegradable and takes hundreds of years to be degraded.