While there are certainly flaws with any global list presented in this manner, what is interesting is comparing Canada to similar nations.
Australia, a nation with essentially all the same conditions as Canada which would lead to an unfavorable showing in a per-capita list like this, does not show up in the top ten. Australia is extremely large, with a similar low population-density, level of development, and enormous agricultural and industrial (particularly mining and energy extraction) sectors. There is every reason to expect Australia would end up with similar waste-production per-capita numbers to Canada on a list like this, and yet, they do not.
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