The 'per capita generation' of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Indian cities is approximately:
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5–10 kg/capita/day
0.3–0.5 kg/capita/day for Indian cities (varies with income level and city size)
0.01 kg/capita/day
Equal to daily food intake (2 kg/capita/day)
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B. 0.3–0.5 kg/capita/day for Indian cities (varies with income level and city size)
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India MSW generation: 0.1–0.6 kg/capita/day (average ≈ 0.3–0.4 kg/c/d for medium cities; metro cities 0.4–0.6 kg/c/d). Composition: food waste 40–50%, paper 8–10%, plastic 4–6%, glass 2%, metals 1%. Calorific value: 800–1200 kcal/kg (too low for direct incineration usually). India generates ≈ 62 million tonnes/year total MSW (Census 2011 era figures).
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