Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Poll Results

Thank you to everyone that participated in the last poll (Which country recycles the largest % of their waste?).

Here are the results:

Japan
  2 votes (25%)
Germany
  4 votes (50%)
Canada
  1 vote (12.5%)
Switzerland
  1 vote (12.5%)

The correct answer was Switzerland. According to aneki.com, they recycle an astonishing 52% of their waste. Hopefully other countries step up and follow their path.


Here is a table including the top 7 countries in order:


CountryPercentage of Waste Recycled



1Switzerland52%
2Austria49.7%
3Germany48%
4Netherlands46%
5Norway40%
6Sweden34%
7United States31.5%

As you can see it was dominated by European countries. I hope to see Canada in the list next year.

I will have another poll started in a few days. I'll try to make a new one on the first day of every month so keep checking back.


References:
http://www.aneki.com/recycling_countries.html

4 comments:

  1. fun to participate, where do we stand? Look forward to your next one!

    TC

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    1. According to statcan.gc.ca, Canada recycled about 27% of their waste in 2004. That number probably improved since then.

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  2. Awesome Blog post Jimmy! Have you seen the Documentary "An Inconvenient Truth"? You should blog on it!

    Great Blog
    Sid

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