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 year: 1988, 1992 and 2000.
Overall, the amount of waste produced in Ireland experienced downward trend, while the opposite was true for other countries over the given period. The USA was the most producer of waste and Scotland remained the lowest in waste produced over the time frame.
In term of Ireland, starting at 10 million tonnes at 1988, 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 a marginal drop 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. The amount of waste generated in Japan escalated considerably from 15 million tonnes to 25 million tonnes over the period. Similarly, commencing at 107 million tonnes in 1988, The USA climbed dramatically to 209 million tonnes of waste produced in the final year.