The given table delineates the figure for waste production in six different nations over 20 years.
Overall, the amount of waste generated in 5 countries like Ireland, Japan, Poland, Portugal, and the US increased while the waste production in Korea went down between 1980 and 2000. It is also notable that the generation of waste in the US was the highest figure for run off footprint.
In 1980, the waste output in the US was about 131 millions, while the figures for waste production in Japan, accounting for 28 millions. By contrast, the waste creation saw downward trends in Ireland, Portugal, Poland, at roughly 0.6, 2 and 4 million.
The amount of waste production in Japan, Poland, Portugal, US climbed to 53, 6.6, 5 and 192 million from 1980 to 2000. Similarly, the figure for generation of waste in Iceland was 4,4 million in 1980 and no data recorded in 1990. Meanwhile, Korea started record information in 1990 with 31 million but it decreased in 2000 by about 19 million.
