1) Sudokwon, Incheon, South Korea 16,000 to 18,000 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for cities of Seoul and Incheon and Kyonggi province. Population of areas served about 21 million)

2) Bordo Poniente, Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico City, Mexico 11,000 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for greater Mexico city. Population about 20 million)

3) Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9,500 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Las Vegas. Population about 1.8 million)

4) Puente Hills, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA 9,300 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Los Angeles counties, but not Los Angeles city. Population about 5.3 million.)

5) Laogang, Nanhui, Shanghai, China 9,100 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Shanghai. Population about 18 million)

6) Lagos, Nigeria 8,200 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Lagos. Population about 17.5 million. )

7) Xingfeng, Baiyuan, Guangzhou, China 7,200 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Guangzhou. Population about 12 million.)

8) Sao Paulo, Brazil 6,400 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Sao Paulo. Population about 22 million.)

9) West New Territories, Nim Wan, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong 5,700 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Hong Kong and New Territories. Population about 7 million.)

10) Deonar, Mumbai, India 4,000 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Mumbai. Population about 13.7 million.)

11) Guiyu E-waste, Shantou, Guangdong, China 3,800 tonnes per day. (Population about 132,000. This waste site is for imported e-waste.)

12) Malagrotta, Lazio, Rome, Italy 3,700 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Rome. Population about 3.7 million.)

13) Gazipur, Delhi, India 2,500 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Delhi National Capital Territory. Population about 14 million.)

14) Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya 1,900 tonnes per day. (Principal landfill for Nairbobi. Population about 3.5 million.)