Waste Crisis: Americans Create 3x More Waste Than Global Average

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By Jordan SimmonsJul 3, 2019, 12:45 pm198 pts
When it comes to creating waste, no one tops the U.S. And when it comes to recycling waste, well, the U.S. is one of the worst, according to a new analysis by the English risk management firm Verisk Maplecroft. The numbers for the outsized contribution to the global waste crisis by the U.S. are staggering. The…

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