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The sheer amount of rubbish produced globally per year is hard to fathom

By Jane Wakefield

Technology reporter

There is a lot of rubbish in the world.

Approximately 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste was produced in 2020, according to the World Bank. It says the figure is likely to rise by 73% to 3.88 billion tonnes by 2050.