Hazardous wastes increasing at 2-5% per year: Assocham-PwC study

Annually around 7.46 million MT of hazardous waste is generated from 43,936 industries in India

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Last Updated : Jun 01 2017 | 3:31 PM IST

In India, about 10 to 15 percent of wastes produced by industries are hazardous and the generation of hazardous wastes is increasing at the rate of 2-5 percent per year, according to the joint study brought out by Assocham and PwC.

As per the estimates, annually around 7.46 million metric tonnes (MMT) of hazardous waste is generated from 43,936 industries in the country, of which land fillable waste is 3.41 MMT (46 percent), incinerable 0.69 MMT (9 percent) and recyclable hazardous waste is 3.35 MMT (45 percent), according to Assocham-PwC study, titled ‘Waste management in India: Shifting gears’.

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