INCREASING GENERATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
FIGURE 12.8 (a) As a result of increasing per capita waste generation and growth in the urban population, the total amount of MSW will likely triple between 2002 and 2025. (b) The per capita generation of MSW around the world approximately doubled between 2002 and 2012 and is predicted to increase another 20% by 2025. (Data from Hoornweg and Bhada-