Vital Waste Graphics
Municipal solid waste composition
24
25
for 7 OECD countries ...
... and 7 Asian cities
% of solid waste generated
Metals
10
5
et
0
Rangoon
Kathmandu
Bhopal
Chongqing
Mexico
Japan
France
Belgium
Dhaka
Surabaya
Ulan Bator
Greece
Norway
USA
Glass
15
10
a a
5
0
Rangoon
Kathmandu
Bhopal
Chongqing
Mexico
Japan
France
Belgium
Dhaka
Surabaya
Ulan Bator
Greece
Norway
USA
Plastic
15
10
as as
5
0
Rangoon
Kathmandu
Bhopal
Chongqing
Mexico
Japan
France
Belgium
Dhaka
Surabaya
Ulan Bator
Greece
Norway
USA
Paper
35
30
25
20
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15
10
5
0
Rangoon
Kathmandu
Bhopal
Chongqing
Mexico
Japan
France
Belgium
Dhaka
Surabaya
Ulan Bator
Greece
Norway
USA
Organic
75
70
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65
60
In Ulan Bator, ashes represent 60 % in winter and 20% in summer.
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Rangoon
Kathmandu
Bhopal
Chongqing
Mexico
Japan
France
Belgium
Dhaka
Surabaya
Ulan Bator
Greece
Norway
USA
Source: OECD, 2002.
Source: UN/ESCAP, IGES, 2002.
: no data available
Composition of solid waste for 7 OECD countries / 7 Asian cities (by sector). In most countries in the world, organic materials and paper are the main contributors to municipal waste. In developing countries, large cities generate most of the municipal waste. Data are rarely avail- able for rural areas, but factors like the type of energy source used for cooking and heating and sea- sonal differences play a part in the composition of waste (for example in rural communities in Mongolia there is a large difference between the volume of wood ash produced in summer and winter).
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