Municipal Waste Per Capita > Pollution statistics - countries compared

Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	United States:	720
# 2	Australia:	690
# 3	Iceland:	650
# 4	New Zealand:	635
= 5	Norway:	600
= 5	Switzerland:	600
= 7	Luxembourg:	590
= 7	France:	590
= 9	Denmark:	560
= 9	Ireland:	560
= 9	Netherlands:	560
# 12	Germany:	546
# 13	Austria:	510
# 14	Canada:	500
# 15	Hungary:	490
= 16	Belgium:	480
= 16	United Kingdom:	480
# 18	Italy:	460
# 19	Portugal:	440
# 20	Finland:	410
= 21	Japan:	400
= 21	Korea, South:	400
# 23	Spain:	390
# 24	Greece:	370
# 25	Sweden:	360
# 26	Turkey:	330
# 27	Poland:	320
= 28	Czech Republic:	310
= 28	Mexico:	310
	Weighted average:	491.8

DEFINITION: Municipal waste is that which is collected and treated by or for municipalities: household waste and bulky waste as well as comparable waste from small communities or industrial enterprises; and market and garden residue.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium

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lawrence walton 9th November 2009	WOW that is alot of waste im going to do my bit for the world people. RECYCLE
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