In this Aug. 19, 2017 photo, people walk past garbage at the Versova beach on the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai, India. According to government estimates, each one of India’s 1.3 billion citizens generates roughly 0.2 to 0.6 kilograms (approximately 0.44 to 1.3 pounds) of waste each day. (Rajanish Kakade/Associated Press)MUMBAI, India — Lawyer Afroz Shah moved to Mumbai with a dream of looking out at the wild, blue Arabian Sea. The country is “drowning in trash,” says Chitra Mukherjee of the New Delhi-based Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group. Each day, every Indian generates about 200 to 600 grams (7 ounces to 1.3 pounds) of garbage, the government estimates.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 01:52 UTC