15. INDIA PRODUCES OVER
60 MILLION TONS
OF TRASH EVERY YEAR
AND 90% OF IT GOES UNTREATED
ENDING UP IN LANDFILLS, WHERE IT WILL SIT FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
SEEPING TOXINS INTO OUR SOIL, OUR WATER, OUR FOOD, AND OUR BODIES
16. IN AN EFFORT TO HIGHLIGHT THE MAGNITUDE
OF THE TRASH PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY,
WE WILL COVER
12 FILTHY LOCATIONS
WITH BURGEONING PILES OF TRASH
AND
12 GROUPS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE FIGHTING THE PROBLEM
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2
3
4
6
5
7
12
8
9
10
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1. LEH LADAKH: TRASHY TOURISTS
2. DELHI: MOUNTAIN OF GARBAGE
3. AGRA: CITY OF STENCH
4. VARANASI: THE GANGA GUTTER
5. KOLKATA: DUMP ON FIRE
6. NAGPUR: BACKYARD PILE
7. CUTTACK: DELAYED DELIVERANCE
8. MUMBAI: GARBAGE GANGS
9. HYDERABAD: WASTE PER PERSON
10. MYSURU: TRASH TO CASH
11. ALAPPUZHA: ZERO-WASTE CITY
12. ANDAMAN ISLANDS: PLASTIC TSUNAMI