In 2018, the volume of biomedical waste generated across India was 550 metric tons per day. The waste was generated through diagnostics, prevention and disease treatment across the country. Common generators of this waste include hospitals, private clinics, nursing homes, medical research facilities and funeral homes or morgues.
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Volume of biomedical waste generated across India from 2007 to 2018
(in metric tons per day)
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ASSOCHAM, & TechSci Research. (February 14, 2019). Volume of biomedical waste generated across India from 2007 to 2018 (in metric tons per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050818/india-biomedical-waste-generated-volume/
ASSOCHAM, und TechSci Research. "Volume of biomedical waste generated across India from 2007 to 2018 (in metric tons per day)." Chart. February 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050818/india-biomedical-waste-generated-volume/
ASSOCHAM, TechSci Research. (2019). Volume of biomedical waste generated across India from 2007 to 2018 (in metric tons per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050818/india-biomedical-waste-generated-volume/
ASSOCHAM, and TechSci Research. "Volume of Biomedical Waste Generated across India from 2007 to 2018 (in Metric Tons per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050818/india-biomedical-waste-generated-volume/
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Volume of biomedical waste generated across India from 2007 to 2018 (in metric tons per day) [Graph], ASSOCHAM, & TechSci Research, February 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050818/india-biomedical-waste-generated-volume/