Waste generation in urban areas of India will be0.7 kg per person per dayin 2025, approximately four to six times higher than in 1999. According to theMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,India currently generates62 million tons of waste(both recyclable and non–...
Generation and storage Rates of solid-waste generation vary widely. In theUnited States, for example, municipal refuse is generated at an average rate of approximately 2 kg (4.5 pounds) per person per day. Japan generates roughly half this amount, yet in Canada the rate is 2.7 kg (almost ...
The results show that an average daily quantity of waste generated per person was 0.59kg/day while a range of 3.44 to 6.04kg/day was recorded for each Faculty. The composition of the solid waste by respondents are: 31.6% paper, 27.1% combination of the solid waste, 16.1% food waste, ...
Venezuelans generated the highest average amount of electronic waste per person in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019.
Globally, we waste a third of all food produced for human consumption, according to theFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)of the United Nations (UN). In the United States, that equates to approximately one pound of food wasted per person per day. If we keep this up, reports estimate ...
This suggests that the older generation benefits more from using the internet in terms of enriching their access to information. Older individuals may be more receptive to environmental education information conveyed through media such as short videos, which may influence their decision-making in favor...
Food waste generation in the United States is a widespread remediation problem. A recent study estimated that 0.615 pounds of food waste was produced per person per day1. The U.S. Army alone generates tons of food waste each day at contingency operating bases2. Standard remediation practices in...
Generation and storage Rates of solid-waste generation vary widely. In the United States, for example, municipal refuse is generated at an average rate of approximately 2 kg (4.5 pounds) per person per day. Japan generates roughly half this amount, yet in Canada the rate is 2.7 kg (almost...
In this paper, Panama, one of the fastest-growing developing countries, was used as a case-study to review the main methodological approaches to estimate solid waste generation per capita per day, and at different hierarchical levels (from households to the country). The solid waste generation ...
In 2012, cities worldwide generated about 1.3 billion tons of solid waste, representing 1.2 kilograms of waste generated per person–day. With rapid population growth occurring along with urbanization, urban waste generation is projected to rise to 2.2 billion tons by 2025, confirming that municipal...