CONTEXT
Current status of
waste management
375bn
The cost of solid waste management will increase from today’s annual $205.4 billion to about $375 billion in 2025
2.2bn
World cities generate about 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per year. This volume is expected to increase to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025.
7%
Of the 218 countries that exist on our planet, only the top 15 most affluent nations have relatively adequate waste management services.
80-90%
In low-income countries, collection
services make up the bulk of a municipality’s Solid Waste Management budget, as high as 80 to 90% in many cases.
22m
The city of London alone produced around 22m tonnes of waste every year.
