{"id":2978,"date":"2026-04-10T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isoclimagroup.com\/?p=2978"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:01:02","slug":"global-snapshot-of-solid-waste-management-toward-circularity-until-2050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isoclimagroup.com\/de\/global-snapshot-of-solid-waste-management-toward-circularity-until-2050\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management toward Circularity until 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global Snapshot of waste could increase 50% by 2050 without major policy and investment shifts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The What a Waste 3.0 report warns that without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isoclimagroup.com\/de\/sustainability\/\">action<\/a>, annual waste volumes could grow to 3.86 billion tonnes by 2050. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising waste volumes will overwhelm existing infrastructure, undermine global economic development and job creation, and threaten public health and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To fully grasp the scale and urgency of today\u2019s challenges, as well as the opportunities they present, the World Bank Group&#8217;s\u00a0<em>What a Waste 3.0<\/em>\u00a0report offers the most up-to date data and statistical analytics on global solid waste management. 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