What country has the most litter?
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- A few locations with the most litter include North America, such as Mexico City, South East Asia and India.
- The country with the most spotless streets is Japan, where a series of waste management laws in the 1990s targeted the problem.
- The top 5 most polluted countries in 2024 are Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, and Burkina Faso. This is from industrial activities, fossil fuel use, agriculture and waste management.
What country has the most litter?
Litter is a global environmental issue and one of the most pressing environmental problems that the world is currently facing. Every country produces a significant amount of waste, but some countries produce more than others. Whilst many dispose of waste correctly and recycle where possible, a monumental amount still ends up being littered.
A huge 75% of people admit that they have littered in the past five years, with 9 billion tons of litter ending up in the ocean every year. Cigarette butts are the most littered i...
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