Gujarataccounted for 34% of the hazardous waste generated in the country in 2021-2022, accounting for more than all other states.
Data tabled by the Union Government in the ongoingParliamentsession shows that with more than 42 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of hazardous waste generated in 2021-22, Gujarat accounted for 34% of the hazardous waste generated in the country in the year.
Hazardous waste generated in Gujarat in 2021-22 increased by 31% compared to 2020-21, the data shows. According to the data, hazardous waste generated in Gujarat in 2021-22, 2020-21 and 2019-20 was 42,02,837 MT, 31,93,378 MT and 24,85,317 MT, respectively.
In 2021-22, India produced 1.23 crore MT of hazardous waste, the Union government data showed.