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There are higher proportions of plastics, metals, and paper in the municipal solid waste stream and there are higher labour costs. [1] As countries continue developing, there is a reduction in biological solid waste and ash. [2] Per capita waste generation in OECD countries has increased by 14% since 1990, and 35% since 1980. [3]
Categories of solid waste generated in the U.S., 1960 through 2014. As a nation, Americans generate more waste than any other nation in the world, officially with 4.4 pounds (2.0 kg) of municipal solid waste (MSW) per person per day, [1] with another study estimating 7.1 pounds (3.2 kg) per capita per day. [2]
The following table gives the percentages of municipal waste that is recycled, incinerated, incinerated to produce energy and landfilled. [ 1 ] Recycling rates by country 2019
The result was that food waste among American consumers increased from "about 30% of the available food supply in 1974 to almost 40% in recent years" (the early 2000s), or about 900 kcal per person per day (1974) to about 1400 kcal per person per day (2003). [30]
See for yourself. In honor of Earth Day, let's talk trash. The average American, you might be surprised to learn, produces nearly five pounds of trash per day — most of it made of up of ...
Daily supply of food energy per person in world regions, 1961 to 2018 Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018. Average daily dietary energy consumption per capita in kilojoules [ 9 ]
Global e-waste generation has grown during 2010 to 2019: from 5.3 kg per capita to 7.3 kg per capita. [5]: 14 The "environmentally sound recycling of e-waste" also increased: from 0.8 kg per capita to 1.3 kg per capita. [5]: 14 Recycling trash bins in the Czech republic
The global e-waste monitor, a collaboration between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations University, estimated that India generated 1.975 million tonnes of e-waste in 2016 or approximately 1.5 kg of e-waste per capita. [8]