Waste in China

Authors

Katie McCaslin, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
D'Nasia Thompson, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Sofia Jimenez, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Kimberly Nehls Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

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Description

With a world full of inescapable garbage, how much is the emerging country of China producing and should the globe be concerned? As the most populous country in the world, China accounted for over 15% of the earth’s waste volume in 2020. China has the biggest share of waste in the world, but is it enough for other countries to intervene? Higher levels of greenhouse gas in the earth’s atmosphere change its climate and some of these gases are linked to solid waste. These changes can result in more frequent, dangerous natural disasters (floods, hurricanes, mass species extinction, disease, etc.) and could damage communities all over.

Publication Date

Fall 11-15-2021

Language

English

Keywords

Waste; China; Recycling; Climate; Environment

File Format

pdf

File Size

518 KB

Comments

Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Nehls, Ph.D.

Recommended Citation

McCaslin, Katie; Thompson, D'Nasia; Jimenez, Sofia; and Nehls, Kimberly Ph.D., "Waste in China" (2021). Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters. 52.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/durep_posters/52