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What Our World Will Look Like In 2050

Global waste could rise to 70% by 2050 as urbanization and populations continue to rise, according to the World Bank, particularly South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, are set to generate the biggest increase in trash. World Bank’s urban growth specialist Silpa Kaza states, “South Asia’s waste will double, sub-Saharan Africa’s waste will triple,” so, why is this happening? The waste itself isn’t from these developing nations; but, from high-income countries who only make up 19% of the population, while still managing to produce exceedingly more than a half of the waste in the world, “over 90 percent of this waste is dumped openly in lower-income countries that frequently lack sufficient disposal and handling facilities.” Canada alone generates 23.6 tonnes of garbage a minute, 1415.5 tonnes an hour, 84931.5 tonnes a day, beating a third of the economically stable nations in the world, producing a whopping 31 million tonnes of waste a year.

According to the American Lung Association, more than 141 million people are routinely exposed to dangerously polluted air, “State of the Air 2019” report.

Nations could achieve environmental and economic benefits by better collecting, recycling and disposing of waste. Today, Germany has the best recycling rate in the world. Germany leads the development into a more environmentally friendly planet, recycling in between 52% and 56% of their municipal garbage. We can acquire similar results if we reduce our environmental footprint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyLjUEOcLgg
Plastic is a leading factor in the environmental issues in today’s world.

3 Easy Steps To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

  1. Learn the 3 essentials R’s of being environmentally friendly, reduce, reuse, recycle. Moving towards zero waste is a great step towards combating climate change.
  2. Reduce your use of single-use plastic bags, and switch to biodegradable reusable bags.
  3. Drive less, walk more. The gas released from your car may not have a major affect on the environment, but there are around 1.2 billion people driving at the same time.

“You must be the change you want to see in the world”

– Mahatma Gandhi

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