The table illustrates the amount of waste produced in million tonnes in six different countries: Ireland, Poland, Japan, Canada, Scotland, and The United States over three years: 1988, 1992 and 2000.
Overall, the amount of waste produced in Ireland experienced a downward trend, while the opposite was true for other countries over the given period. The USA was the largest producer of waste, and Scotland remained the lowest in waste produced over the time frame.
In terms of Ireland, starting at 10 million tonnes in1988, the amount of waste generated in Ireland climbed significantly to 16 million tonnes at 1992. In the final year, the amount of waste produced in Ireland plunged slightly to 9.9 million tonnes.
By contrast, after a marked decrease from 10 million tonnes in 1988 to 2.89 million tonnes in 1992, the amount of waste produced in Poland went up to 18 million tonnes in 2000. Likewise, declining slightly by 1 million tonnes from 1988 to 1992, the amount of Canada in waste produced increased to 29 million tonnes in 2000. Having dropped marginally from 3 million tonnes in 1988 to 2 million tonnes in 1992, the amount of waste produced in Scotland rose to 5 million tonnes in the final year.
Besides, the amount of waste generated in Japan and USA escalated steadily from 15 million and 107 million tonnes in 1988 to 25 million tonnes and 209 million tonnes in 2000, respectively.