Which countries are responsible for exporting the world's plastic waste? This graphic shows the flow of global plastic waste through exports and imports.
Globally around 2 billion tonnes of waste is generated every year and the construction industry is a large contributor.
600 million tons of C&D debris was generated in the U.S. in 2018 alone. What materials contribute to renovation waste?
Waste generation is expected to jump over the next 30 years. See global waste visualized over this time period, along with waste per person.
The U.S. is the world’s most wasteful country. In this graphic by Northstar Clean Technologies, we map tons of waste in landfills per person, by state.
The U.S. alone generates ∼12 million tons of asphalt shingles tear-off waste and installation scrap every year and more than 90% of it is dumped into...
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