Waste management and recycling are a worldwide concern. Reducing waste, keeping the environment free of garbage and pollution, and creating sanitary communities are important for a healthy lifestyle and culture. To help create a cleaner planet, we need to reduce the amount of garbage produced. This map from Paper Boss shows us the countries with the most garbage per person.
Their results show us not only which country created the most garbage, but when available, they provided the data on how much of that garbage was recycled.
These 10 countries created the most garbage:
- Bahrain
- Comoros
- Canada
- Denmark
- United States
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Moldova
- Luxembourg
It was interesting to contrast this list with the ten countries that recycle the most:
- Germany
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Slovenia
- Denmark
- Hong Kong
- Canada
- Ireland
- Australia
- Luxembourg
