Please consult our full legal disclaimer. Many countries have recognized the importance of properly and safely disposing of trash and have passed laws regulating how cities and corporations source and get rid of the waste they are producing. Alberta, the territories (Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario all disposed of more than 700kg of waste per person in 2018. Increases in municipal waste generation are related to rates of urbanization, types and patterns of consumption, household revenue, and lifestyles. This statistic is not included in your account. "There is no universal sustainable lifestyle," the report states. "The bad news is that we have a very poor record in Canada. We are happy to help. It has an estimated annual waste total is 1,325,480,289 metric tons. The average plastic waste generated per capita is 6.1 kg/capita/year, which is much smaller than the world average plastic waste generation of 29 kg/capita/year. We summed for each country the metric tons (or tonnes) of waste in the latest year for which data was available in the special categories of agricultural waste, construction and demolition, e waste, hazardous waste, industrial waste, medical waste, and the total municipal solid waste (msw). Waste materials diverted, by type and by source. The number to shoot for is 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per capita each year by 2050, according to the report's findings. Currently, you are using a shared account. Daily municipal solid waste generation per capita worldwide in 2018, by select country (in kilograms) [Graph]. Canada Canada's estimated total waste generation is the largest in the entire world. Emissions by source includes incineration and waste. the total amount of solid waste generated in Canada increased by 4.8 million tonnes (or 16%) to reach 35.6 million tonnes the amount of waste diverted increased by 3.2 million tonnes (or 48%) to reach 9.8 million tonnes the amount of waste disposed in landfills or incinerated increased by 1.7 million tonnes (or 7%) to reach 25.7 million tonnes Most municipal waste goes to landfill, with only a small percentage incinerated.7 Environmental concerns about landfills include the leachate and landfill gases that contaminate groundwater and surface water and contribute to climate change.