No time to waste in tackling environmental pollution

With global waste generation set to increase by as much as 70% by 2050, the world must act swiftly to avoid a catastrophe, write Mahmoud Mohieldin, Sameh Wahba, and Silpa Kaza Mahmoud

No time to waste in tackling environmental pollution

With global waste generation set to increase by as much as 70% by 2050, the world must act swiftly to avoid a catastrophe, write Mahmoud Mohieldin, Sameh Wahba, and Silpa Kaza Mahmoud

The world is mired in a serious, if underreported, crisis. Every year, humans generate about 2bn tons of household waste, and much more industrial, hazardous, electronic, medical, and construction waste, much of which is disposed of inadequately.

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