Top 30 Garbage Producing countries

Name the 30 countries that produce the most garbage in kg/capita/day Source: 2012 World Bank Report on Solid Waste Management http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/302341468126264791/What-a-waste-a-global-review-of-solid-waste-management
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Solid waste generation kg per capita per day
Continent
Answer
5.5
North America
Antigua and Barbuda
5.45
North America
St. Kitts and Nevis
4.75
North America
Barbados
4.35
North America
St. Lucia
3.25
North America
Bahamas
2.87
North America
Belize
2.71
North America
Grenada
2.58
North America
USA
2.33
North America
Canada
5.33
South America
Guyana
5.10
Asia
Sri Lanka
5.72
Asia
Kuwait
2.48
Asia
Maldives
Solid waste generation kg per capita per day
Continent
Answer
3.71
Oceania
Tonga
4.30
Oceania
Solomon Islands
3.68
Oceania
New Zealand
3.28
Oceania
Vanuatu
2.23
Oceania
Australia
3.58
Europe
Ireland
2.80
Europe
Norway
2.61
Europe
Switzerland
2.40
Europe
Austria
2.34
Europe
Denmark
2.31
Europe
Luxembourg
2.21
Europe
Portugal
2.23
Europe
Italy
2.30
Africa
Mauritius
2.98
Africa
Seychelles
2.23
Africa
Comoros
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Jul 9, 2023
Interesting how so many of them are island nations. They must have a lot of products shipped to them in all sorts of plastic and cardboard packaging.