I dont have the numbers but Americans do produce more trash compared to majority of those billion. Its hard to compete with Americans when you live on $2 per day.
Sure, but that doesn't bode well for the future when that population of 1 billion starts elevating more of its people to the middle class.
Yes, poverty means less waste, but the global goal seems to be getting people out of poverty, which increases net pollution.
I dont have the numbers but Americans do produce more trash compared to majority of those billion. Its hard to compete with Americans when you live on $2 per day.