Waste Crisis Exposed: Are We Ignoring the Reality?

New Delhi [India], February 7: Let me ask you a simple question: have you ever stopped to think about what happens to the waste that you generate, where does it go? Every time we throw something away, it doesn’t just disappear. Globally, we produce over 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste each year, a significant [...]

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New Delhi [India], February 7: Let me ask you a simple question: have you ever stopped to think about what happens to the waste that you generate, where does it go? Every time we throw something away, it doesn’t just disappear. Globally, we produce over 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste each year, a significant portion of which is organic food waste. Can you imagine the scale of that? It’s like piling up Mount Everest with trash every single day! Yet, at least 33% of it is not managed safely, as per the World Bank.

In India alone, over 62 million tonnes of waste are generated annually, and much of it is left untreated. Less than 20% of this is scientifically processed. What happens to the rest? It lingers in the environment, polluting rivers, filling up landfills, and releasing harmful gases into the air. The environment suffers, biodiversity diminishes, and our health deteriorates.

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