Question

The average per capita waste in India is about _______ grams per day.
A. 370
B. 470
C. 570
D. 670

Answer 1

Hint: The central pollution control board of India and Nagpur based National environmental engineering research institute gives information about pollution or waste caused by human activities.

Complete answer: In the past three decades, solid waste has increased in India. Data on the generation of solid waste is calculated by multiplying the urban population by the amount of waste generated per capita per day and this estimates produced that big and richer cities produce more waste than poorer cities. The average per capita waste in India is about 670 grams per day. According to the 2016 estimate, India produces 277 million tonnes of municipal solid waste every year and the national capital Delhi is at the top in Indian cities.
To overcome these problems, Solid Waste Management rules were inaugurated in 2016 which includes waste segregation at source is mandatory and the households are required to separate waste into three streams i.e. Organic, Dry and Domestic Hazardous waste, no non-recyclable waste having a calorific value of 1500 Kcal/kg or more is permitted in landfills.
At the national level in 2014, India inaugurated the Swachh Bharat Mission, a five-year nationwide cleanup effort.
Thus, Option D is the correct answer.

Note: According to the Times of India news, India is the largest producer of waste owing largely to the size of its population. This report was based on the World Bank.