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Environment Statistics > Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita (most recent) by country

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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.
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