{
  "id": 166593,
  "title": "India generates 1.7 Lakh tonnes of municipal waste daily; nearly 40% not formally processed: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/india-generates-1-7-lakh-tonnes-of-municipal-waste-daily-nearly-40",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-05T08:33:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-generates-1-7-lakh-tonnes-of-municipal-waste-daily-nearly-40-not-formally-processed-says-report-11785917773678.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The report titled 'Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: Policy and Technology Pathways for Climate Action' reveals that India generates around 170,000 tonnes of municipal waste daily, with approximately 104,000 tonnes being processed. The remaining 40% of waste, which amounts to about 68,000 tonnes, either reaches disposal sites unprocessed or remains in the gap recorded in official data. The study emphasizes the need for India to focus on segregation, processing, material recovery, and safe disposal in its waste-management efforts, as organic material forms between 40% and 60% of the municipal waste stream.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}