如何處理垃圾是各國普遍面臨的難題。最新數據顯示，加拿大是世界上人均垃圾產量最多的國家，保加利亞排名第二，排在第三位的是美國。

The world is drowning in trash, and the waste generation rates are only increasing, according to the World Bank. Due to population growth and urban areas growth, the amount of trash countries produce is only expected to rise – by some estimates as much as 70% between 2016 and 2050.

世界銀行的數據顯示，地球正被垃圾淹沒，而垃圾產生率只會不斷上升。由于人口增長和城市擴張，預計2016年至2050年間，各國產生的垃圾總量將增長70%。

While much of the focus is on individuals and families and the amount of trash they generate, residential trash is only a fraction of the garbage produced by certain industries.

雖然人們關注的大多是個人和家庭及其產生的垃圾數量，但和某些行業產生的垃圾相比，居民生活垃圾只是小巫見大巫。

Between 30% and 35% of the total amount of generated waste in most developed countries is attributed to building sector activities such as building construction, renovation, and demolition processes, according to the official EU statistical data.

歐盟官方統計數據顯示，在大多數發達國家，30%至35%的垃圾來自建筑行業活動，比如建筑施工、翻新和拆除過程。

In many countries on our list, the construction industry is often the largest culprit, generating more than 90% of the total waste produced in a country. China is a notable exception, where more than half of the waste is agricultural or industrial.

在榜單上的許多國家，建筑業往往是垃圾的最大來源，超過90%的垃圾都來自于建筑業。中國是個明顯的例外，超過一半的垃圾來自農業或工業。

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Many countries have recognized the importance of properly and safely disposing of trash and have passed laws regulating how cities and corporations get rid of the waste they are producing.

許多國家已經認識到妥善和安全處理垃圾的重要性，并通過了法律來規范城市和企業如何處理它們產生的垃圾。

Some developing countries are struggling because governments often lack the funding to solve waste management challenges. Many are focusing on advocating recycling. In the United States, for example, some states will even pay you to recycle.

一些發展中國家正面臨這方面的困境，因為政府經常缺乏資金來應對廢物管理方面的挑戰。許多國家正致力于提倡回收利用。例如，在美國，有些州甚至會付錢讓你回收利用垃圾。

To identify the largest producers of waste, 24/7 Tempo calculated the special waste and regular municipal solid waste per capita produced by each country, using data from the World Bank’s “What a Waste” global database, last updated in September of 2018.

為了找出最大的垃圾來源國，Tempo大數據分析平臺使用世界銀行“有多浪費”全球數據庫的數據，計算了各國人均產生的特殊廢物和普通城市固體廢物。該數據庫的信息更新至去年9月。

以下是根據該數據庫計算出的全世界人均垃圾產量前十位的國家：

10. Serbia  塞爾維亞

Estimated annual waste per capita: 8.9 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：8.9噸

Estimated annual waste total: 62,269,603 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：約6227萬噸

9. Ukraine  烏克蘭

Estimated annual waste per capita: 10.6 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：10.6噸

Estimated annual waste total: 474,106,025 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：約4.74億噸

8. Luxembourg  盧森堡

Estimated annual waste per capita: 11.8 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：11.8噸

Estimated annual waste total: 7,016,503 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：約702萬噸

7. Sweden  瑞典

Estimated annual waste per capita: 16.2 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：16.2噸

Estimated annual waste total: 163,199,471 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：1.63億噸

6. Armenia  亞美尼亞

Estimated annual waste per capita: 16.3 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：16.3噸

Estimated annual waste total: 47,889,000 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：4789萬噸

5. Finland  芬蘭

Estimated annual waste per capita: 16.6 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：16.6噸

Estimated annual waste total: 91,698,449 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：約9170萬噸

4. Estonia  愛沙尼亞

Estimated annual waste per capita: 23.5 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：23.5噸

Estimated annual waste total: 30,912,409 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：3091萬噸

3. United States  美國

Estimated annual waste per capita: 25.9 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：25.9噸

Estimated annual waste total: 8,425,840,000 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：84.25億噸

2. Bulgaria  保加利亞

Estimated annual waste per capita: 26.7 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：26.7噸

Estimated annual waste total: 189,141,945 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：1.89億噸

1. Canada  加拿大

Estimated annual waste per capita: 36.1 metric tons

預計年人均垃圾產量：36.1噸

Estimated annual waste total: 1,325,480,289 metric tons

預計年垃圾總量：13.25億噸

英文來源：今日美國

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