Recycling In America

In the United States, although we've increased the total percentage of waste we recycle to more than 30% of the waste we produce, we still do not create any less non recycled waste than we did 10 years ago (about 1 ton per person).

Waste Per Country

What is the difference that has made some European countries produce less garbage and some produce more? I don't really see any connection between countries that are in each group. How much / what percent of each recycle? Data pulled from here.

Colonial Africa

Muslim Christian Map in Africa

Sort of a strange way of viewing the breakdown, but useful nonetheless.

Sunni Shiite Map

To put things in perspective:

Geographical History of Empires