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"Can we free India from single-use plastic? The time for implementing such an idea has come. May teams be mobilised to work in this direction. Let a significant step be made on October 2," the Prime Minister said in his address from the Red Fort.According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India produces over 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day.Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar had said earlier that of the total waste generated daily, only 13,000-14,000 tonnes were collected.He said it had been decided to ban the import of plastic waste from August 2019.As per the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' Annual Report for 2016-17, it is estimated that the total solid waste generated daily in India is some 1,50,000 tonnes.Of this, about 90 per cent (1,35,000 tonnes per day) is collected. Of the collected waste, 20 per cent (27,000 tonnes per day) is processed and the rest go to the dump sites.A study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 60 major cities of India estimated that 4,059 tonnes per day of plastic waste was generated.According to CPCB, 69,414 tonnes of e-waste was collected, dismantled and recycled during 2017-18.As per the UN University report "The Global E-Waste Monitor 2017", 20 lakh tonnes of e-waste generation was reported in the country in 2016.Despite plastic being banned in several states and Union Territories, its usage is widespread. The national capital has banned the use , storage and production of single use plastic but many continue to use it.( With inputs from IANS )

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