Plastic ban: Maharashtra, Gujarat among top Indian plastic waste producers

India ranks as the fifth-highest country in the generation of plastic waste with an annual discharge of 3.5 million tonne in fiscal year 2020, according to a note by Kotak Institutional Equities.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are among the top Indian plastic waste producers, according to a Kotak Institutional Equities that has cited the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its recent note.

India ranks as the fifth highest country in generation of plastic waste with an annual discharge of 3.5 million tonne in fiscal year 2020, the note said citing the CPBC. CLICK HERE FOR CHART

“Almost 83 per cent of this comes from just 10 states/ Union Territories (UT). On a per capita basis, India’s plastic waste generation has almost doubled over FY2016-20; however, remains lower than