In this article, we will look into the 20 countries that produce the most waste per capita. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to the 5 Countries that Produce the Most ...

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, ...

The number of solid waste disposal facilities and illegal dumpsites in the Philippines increased in 2024 as the country ...

GCC countries have recently demonstrated a growing inclination towards addressing these challenges and transitioning to a circular economy. Various initiatives have been announced across the six ...

Even if 50 per cent more plastic was recycled there would still be a pollution problem, a French minister said this week. In Busan, South Korea countries are trying to negotiate a landmark treaty ...

This has put the spotlight on waste management as a low-tech, politically palatable way to curtail plastic pollution. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, which ...

This means that India’s official plastic waste generation rate (approximately 0.12 kilograms per capita per day (kg cap−1 day−1) is probably underestimated and waste collection overestimated.

The country generates more than 110 million tonnes of waste annually, with nearly half concentrated in three major cities – Riyadh (21 per cent), Jeddah (14 per cent), and Dammam (8 per cent).