File: Shawn Wright, Waste & Recycling News
A new report by the Worldwatch Institute,
an environmental group based in Washington D.C. says the amount
of trash generated on the planet will double in the next 13
years. There's another report just out projecting the increase of municipal solid waste generation around the world by 2025, and the numbers remain staggering.
Research by the Worldwatch Institute says that municipal solid waste will double from 1.3 billion tons per year now to 2.6 billion tons by the middle of next decade.
Report author Gary Gardner indicates that increased urbanization and prosperity around the world will help drive the increased waste.
"The share of inorganic materials in the waste stream, including plastics, paper and aluminum, tends to increase as people grow wealthier and move to cities," he said in a statement.
News of the Worldwatch report comes less than two months after the World Bank issued its own findings that indicated municipal solid waste would increase from what it said was 1.43 billion tons per year now to 2.42 billion tons by 2025.
Worldwatch, based in Washington D.C., calls itself an independent research organization that works on environmental, energy and resource issues.
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