Legacy waste
270.2 MTtotal legacy waste reported in the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 dashboard
175.2 MT of legacy waste has been remediated, representing 65.77% of the reported total.
STATE OF WASTE
Legacy waste and the processing gap
With five months left to meet the 2026 target, India has cleared nearly 65% of its legacy waste. E-waste generation has risen by 83% over eight years, while municipal solid waste processing remains uneven across states.
Highlights
E-waste generation
+83%
rise over eight years, reaching at least 1.42 MT in 2025-26.
Waste processing
82%
of municipal solid waste generated in India is processed.
Explore the data
Lakshya Zero Dumpsite
Remediation status of reported legacy waste, land affected and dumpsite count as accessed on May 18, 2026.
Total legacy waste270.2 MT
Land affected6,060 Ha
Land reclaimed43%
Legacy waste remediation status
Remediation completed175.2 MT
Remediation ongoing43.6 MT
Remediation approved0.6 MT
Taken up by state/other funding39.0 MT
Yet to begin8 MT
The reported total is 270.2 MT; the source notes that cumulative remediation status categories add up to 266.4 MT.
Legacy waste: long way to go
The interactive geographic map visualises the state/UT tables for remaining legacy waste and unreclaimed land.
Lower share pendingHigher share pending
Selected state / UTMaharashtra
Legacy waste quantity
Share yet to be remediated
E-waste
Generation increased sharply over eight years; processing slowed in 2025-26 after peaking in the preceding year.
Generation, 2025-261.42 MT
Processed, 2025-260.98 MT
Processed share69.2%
Generation and processing trend
E-waste generationCollected, dismantled and recycled/disposed
Nearly 31% of e-waste remained untreated in 2025-26.
Municipal solid waste: regional disparity
At least five states process no more than 60% of the municipal solid waste generated each day, while Mizoram and West Bengal leave over 90% untreated.
Solid waste generated161,389.59tonnes per day
Solid waste processed132,601.2682% of generated
Wards segregating85,90488% of wards
Generation, TPD% processed
Each visible map label shows daily generation followed by the share of waste generated that gets processed.
Selected state / UTWest Bengal
Generation, tonnes per day
Waste processed