Question raised in Rajya Sabha on plastic waste collected and recycled, 30/04/2015
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha that as per a survey conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board, in 60 cities in the country the quantum of plastic waste generation in the country is estimated to be 15,342.6 tons per day. The total plastic waste which is collected and recycled is estimated to be 9205 tons per day and 6137 tons remains uncollected and littered.