Vital Waste Graphics

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Hong-Kong municipal waste composition

Million tonnes

10

9

8

7

Others

6

5

Domestic waste and public cleaning

4

3

2

Construction and demolition waste

1

0

1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003

Source: Hong-Kong Environmental Protection department, 2004.

Municipal solid waste generation for selected large cities in Asia

Japan

Mongolia

South Korea

China

Vietnam

Nepal

Hong-Kong (China)

Bangladesh

Laos

Burma

Philippines

Malaysia

India

Thailand

1995 Kg per capita per day 2

Sri Lanka

projection 2025

Singapore

1

Indonesia

Human Development Index 2002

0,49

0,6

0,7

0,8

0,93

0

1 000 km

country not included in the study

Sources: World Bank, 1999; UNDP 2002.

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