Waste in the United States recognized the environmental issue that landfills create, and has been creating bans on U.S. landfill. Although this may create more environmental stability in the United States, it has become a major environmental and health issue in the countries to which the electronic waste is being shipped. Waste in the United States As a nation, Americans generate more waste than any other nation in the world, officially with 4.4 pounds (2.0 kg) of municipal solid waste (MSW) per person per day, with another study estimating 7.1 pounds per capita per day. Fifty five percent of this waste is contributed as residential
Municipal waste management in Winnipeg generation of the City was 225,149 tonnes/yr. with an average of 330.24 kg/per capita/ yr. The same parameters for year 2001were population 619544, real GDP was 21,517 and at the same time the waste generation in the City was 254,334 tons/yr. with an average of 372.41 kg/per capita/yr. According to table-1 faced maximum waste generation in year 2006, with a population of 633,451 with real GDP of 24,035million $ and at the same time the waste generation of 274,355 tons/yr. with an average of 392.91 kg/per capita/yr. this data clearly shows that the City of Winnipeg was facing the challenge