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NE produces 1 million tonnes of waste every year
Morung Express | Guwahati, August 10
The entire North Eeast region currently produces about 1 million tonnes of waste annually. Of this, Assam accounts for 40%, Mizoram 20%, Tripura 12%, Manipur 4% and Nagaland 9%.
Less than 70% of the waste is formally collected by the city governments of the Northeast and less than 20% is processed or recycled, according to a book on solid waste management in Indian cities titled “Not in my backyard” published by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi.
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