Dive Brief:
- By the end of the century, there may be over 11 million tons of solid waste created every day, according to Daniel Hoornweg, associate professor of energy systems at the University of Ontario in Oshawa, Canada.
- That figure is three times the volume of trash discarded today.
- Peak waste will occur around 2100, as India and Africa are expected to join the world in high rates of waste generation around that time.
Dive Insight:
In 1900, less than 330,000 tons of waste was generated every day, as compared with 3.3 million tons created daily by the year 2000.
