Global Snapshot of waste could increase 50% by 2050 without major policy and investment shifts

The What a Waste 3.0 report warns that without action, annual waste volumes could grow to 3.86 billion tonnes by 2050.

Rising waste volumes will overwhelm existing infrastructure, undermine global economic development and job creation, and threaten public health and the environment.

To fully grasp the scale and urgency of today’s challenges, as well as the opportunities they present, the World Bank Group’s What a Waste 3.0 report offers the most up-to date data and statistical analytics on global solid waste management. Drawing on the most recent publicly accessible data from 217 countries and economies and 262 cities, it provides a framework for understanding how different policy choices and levels of ambition could shape the future of global waste.

Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/what-a-waste?cid=ECR_LI_worldbank_EN_EXT