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Composition of solid waste for 7 OECD countries / 7 Asian cities (by sector).
In most countries in the world, organic materials and paper are the main contributors to municipal
waste. In developing countries, large cities generate most of the municipal waste. Data are rarely avail-
able for rural areas, but factors like the type of energy source used for cooking and heating and sea-
sonal differences play a part in the composition of waste (for example in rural communities in Mongolia
there is a large difference between the volume of wood ash produced in summer and winter).
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Source: UN/ESCAP, IGES, 2002.
Municipal solid waste composition
for 7 OECD countries ...
... and 7 Asian cities
Source: OECD, 2002.
% of solid waste generated
5
15
10
0
5
10
0
5
15
25
35
10
20
30
0
5
15
10
0
5
15
25
35
45
55
10
20
30
40
50
0
75
65
60
70
Plastic
Mexico
Greece
Japan
Norway
France
USA
Belgium
Metals
Paper
Glass
Organic
: no data available
In Ulan Bator, ashes
represent 60 % in winter
and 20% in summer.
Rangoon
Dhaka
Kathmandu
Surabaya
Bhopal
Ulan Bator
Chongqing
Mexico
Greece
Japan
Norway
France
USA
Belgium
Rangoon
Dhaka
Kathmandu
Surabaya
Bhopal
Ulan Bator
Chongqing
Mexico
Greece
Japan
Norway
France
USA
Belgium
Rangoon
Dhaka
Kathmandu
Surabaya
Bhopal
Ulan Bator
Chongqing
Mexico
Greece
Japan
Norway
France
USA
Belgium
Rangoon
Dhaka
Kathmandu
Surabaya
Bhopal
Ulan Bator
Chongqing
Mexico
Greece
Japan
Norway
France
USA
Belgium
Rangoon
Dhaka
Kathmandu
Surabaya
Bhopal
Ulan Bator
Chongqing
as
as
et
ap
ap
ap
a
a
ga
ga
ga
ga
ga
ga
ga
ga
ga
ga