siliconindia | | DECEMBER 20229more over the WHO safe limit. The most polluted cities in the world, 22 out of 30, were in India in 2018.Types of Waste Solid WasteIn the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), 1.45 lakh tons/day of municipal solid waste in urban India. Only 23 percent of the total developed waste is processed/treated (33,215 tons/day), while 72 percent is land-filled (1.22 lakh tons/day). About 67 percent of the urban area has a door-to-door collection of MSW. India produces approxi-mately 0.025 million tons of plastic waste/day, which will rise to 34 MT per year by 2031. The per capita plastic consumption in India in 2017 was 11 kg, and the percent-age of plastic and rubber in municipal solid waste has risen to 9.22 percent compared to 0.66 percent in 1996, as per the Central Pollution Control Board data. A Unit-ed Nations report states that India is one of the biggest producers of e-Waste in the world. It generates about two million tons of e-Waste annually. Today's land-fills are very differ-ent from the old ones, where people dump their garbage in an open area. They are con-structed and operated to strict environmental standards, including liners to protect groundwater. Within this hier-archy, land filling waste is the lowest priority of the solid waste management options.Organic WasteOrganic waste is another typical household: all food waste, garden waste, manure, and rotten meat as organic waste. Over time, organic waste is turned into manure by microorganisms. However, this does not mean that you can dispose of them anywhere. Organic waste in landfills causes methane production, so it must never be with available manure. Instead, look to get a green bin from the garden bag for proper waste disposal.
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