Municipal waste management in Winnipeg
2.1 billion Tons of Solid Waste is Generated on the Planet For a Year
Every year, 2.1 billion tons of solid waste is generated on the planet. This is enough to fill 822,000 Olympic-size pools. Of these, only 16% are recycled completely. This concludes a report by Verisk Maplecroft, quoted by bTV.
The United States leads the ranking as the most inefficient country in terms of production-recycling ratio.