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8 URBAN development SERIES KNOWLEDGE PAPERS. Waste Generation At a Glance: ` MSW Generation levels are expected to double by 2025. ` The higher the income level and rate of urbanization, the greater the amount of solid Waste produced. ` OECD countries produce almost half of the World 's Waste , while africa and South Asia regions produce the least Waste . Current global MSW Generation levels are and as disposable incomes and living standards approximately billion tonnes per year, and are increase, consumption of goods and services corre- expected to increase to approximately billion spondingly increases, as does the amount of Waste tonnes per year by 2025. This represents a signif- generated. Urban residents produce about twice as icant increase in per capita Waste Generation rates, much Waste as their rural counterparts.
8 URBAN DEVELOPMENT SERIES – KNOWLEDGE PAPERS Waste Generation At a Glance: ` MSW generation levels are expected to double by 2025. ` The higher the income level and rate of urbanization, the greater the amount of solid waste produced. ` OECD countries produce almost half of the world’s waste, while Africa and South Asia regions produce the least waste.
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