The US generates around 12% of global garbage or approximately 239 million tons annually. This is over 3 times the global average. ScienceNature
DUMPING GROUNDS. File photo of one of almost 100 container vans of garbage shipped illegally from to the Philippines Canada in 2013. Photo courtesy of BAN Toxics
Just 16% of this is recycled, while 950 million tons is disposed of"unsustainably", according to risk management firm Verisk Maplecroft.At an average of 773 kilograms per head, the country generates around 12% of global municipal solid waste – approximately 239 million tons annually. China's decision to ban 24 varieties of solid waste imports last year, including many plastics, is predicted to create a 111-million-ton waste mountain by 2030, based on current trends.
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