This statistic displays the composition of global municipal waste streams in 2014, broken down by country income levels. During this year, organic material made up over half of the municipal solid waste stream in lower income countries.
Composition of municipal solid waste in 2014, by country income level
Characteristic
Organic material
Paper
Plastics
Glass
Metals
Textiles
Other
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UNEP. (September 7, 2015). Composition of municipal solid waste in 2014, by country income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/536718/municipal-solid-waste-breakdown-by-country-income-level/
UNEP. "Composition of municipal solid waste in 2014, by country income level." Chart. September 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536718/municipal-solid-waste-breakdown-by-country-income-level/
UNEP. (2015). Composition of municipal solid waste in 2014, by country income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536718/municipal-solid-waste-breakdown-by-country-income-level/
UNEP. "Composition of Municipal Solid Waste in 2014, by Country Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536718/municipal-solid-waste-breakdown-by-country-income-level/
UNEP, Composition of municipal solid waste in 2014, by country income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536718/municipal-solid-waste-breakdown-by-country-income-level/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Composition of municipal solid waste in 2014, by country income level [Graph], UNEP, September 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536718/municipal-solid-waste-breakdown-by-country-income-level/