Special Report
Countries That Produce the Most Waste
November 14, 2018 1:59 pm
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 2:53 pm
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31. St. Martin (French)
> Daily net waste generated per capita: 2.7 pounds
> Population: 30,959
> Total annual waste production: 15,480 tons
> Annual waste recycled or composted: N/A
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30. Brunei Darussalam
> Daily net waste generated per capita: 2.7 pounds
> Population: 423,196
> Total annual waste production: 211,928 tons
> Annual waste recycled or composted: 4,325 tons (2.0%)
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29. Gibraltar
> Daily net waste generated per capita: 2.8 pounds
> Population: 33,623
> Total annual waste production: 16,954 tons
> Annual waste recycled or composted: N/A
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28. Montenegro
> Daily net waste generated per capita: 2.8 pounds
> Population: 622,159
> Total annual waste production: 314,006 tons
> Annual waste recycled or composted: 17,994 tons (5.4%)
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27. Hong Kong SAR, China
> Daily net waste generated per capita: 2.8 pounds
> Population: 7,305,700
> Total annual waste production: 3,748,679 tons
> Annual waste recycled or composted: 1,931,137 tons (34.0%)
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