The table demonstrates how many tonnes of waste were generated in six countries in 1988,1992, and 2000.
Overall, the amount of waste production decreased minimally in Ireland, whilst the United States witnessed the highest amount of waste output at the end of the period, and Scotland experienced the lowest quantity of litter. The United States was dominant in terms of the creation of refuse.
At the beginning of the period, both Ireland and Poland began with 10 tonnes of waste production in 1988, however, Poland saw a sharp decline to 2.89 million tonnes, then increased dramatically to 18 million tonnes in 2000. Meanwhile, the generation of waste fell slightly by 0.1 million tonnes and reached 9.9 million tonnes of refuse production in 2000.
The quantity of litter increased gradually from 15 million to 25 million in the following twelve years in Japan. Canada witnessed a slight decline of 1 tonne for four years, before increasing to 29 tonnes of waste production over the eight years. Likewise, the refuse generation rose from 3 million to 5 million tonnes in Scotland by the end of the period. In contrast, the United States experienced a noticeable increase in litter production and reached 209 million tonnes in 2000.