UNEP Programme warns solid waste threatens green economic،to grow 65%from2.3to3.8billion tonnes by2050

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that municipal solid waste generation, which threatens green economic, is predicted to grow by more than 65 % from 2.3 billion tonnes in 2023 to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050, while in 2020, the global direct cost of waste management was an estimated USD 252 billion, and when factoring in the hidden costs of pollution, poor health and climate cha