Toxic waste/Substance | Amount per Annum | The Dumpers |
Raw asbestos/asbestos waste | 1.25 lakh tonnes | Canada, Russia, Belgium |
Mercury/mercury compounds | 1,858 tonnes | Spain, UK, Russia |
Electronic waste | 5,000 tonnes | US, Singapore, South Korea |
Plastic waste | 60,000 tonnes | US, Taiwan, Netherlands |
Old ships | 600-700 ships | US, UK |
Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Greenpeace India, Toxics Link | ||