As waste accumulation keeps expanding, it increasingly poses a serious threat to human health and the environment. Waste can be the source of many diseases, it emits large amounts of methane (a potent greenhouse gas), and exacerbates global warming. According to World Bank estimates, without urgent intervention, the current levels of global waste will increase by 70% by 2050.
Graph 1. Global waste generation outlook by region 2016-2050
Proper management though can substantially mitigate the issues associated with waste. When discussing optim...
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