Скачать или смотреть The Global Waste Crisis

The video provides a comprehensive examination of the global waste crisis, illustrating that the world currently generates 2.01 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) annually. It emphasizes that without immediate intervention, global waste is projected to increase by 70%, reaching 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050.
The core components of the video description include:
• Economic and Health Impacts: The sources highlight that inaction regarding waste management is projected to cost human health, the environment, and global economies more than USD 600 billion per year by 2050.
• Regional Trends: It analyzes how population growth in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will drive waste generation, particularly in areas that currently rely on hazardous practices like open dumping and burning.
• Waste Composition: The video details that food and green waste make up the largest share of global waste at 44%, followed by paper, cardboard, and plastic.
• Environmental Risks: It explores the dangers of poorly managed waste, including leachate contamination of groundwater and the production of methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
• The Path Forward: The narrative shifts toward a circular economy approach, urging a move "beyond an age of waste" by turning rubbish into a resource and decoupling waste generation from economic growth.
Through these data-driven projections and historical context—such as the link between uncontrolled dumping and the Bubonic plague—the video underscores the urgent need for integrated waste management systems focused on reduction, recycling, and recovery