waste management in India: Quick Facts

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Smiling boy holding a black trash bag stands by two outdoor bins labeled food wet waste and dry recyclable waste in a park in India.

Workers loading garbage into a truck on a street during Independence Day on August 15, 2019, in Aurangabad.

Workers dismantling old computers and electronics at E-Parisara, an electronic waste recycling factory, on April 11, 2008, in Dobbspet, 45 kilometers from Bangalore.

Workers dumping waste in a vacant downtown city lot, raising concerns about waste management and public health, in Varanasi, on November 13, 2015.

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