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Where do WasteSpot Statistics come from?
WasteSpot Statistics uses published datasets and source-linked profiles rather than inventing waste figures.
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The answer
Different indicators can come from different publishers and reference years. For that reason, the source and year should be shown with the individual metric rather than implying that every value in a country profile was measured at the same time.
Methodologies can differ across datasets, so values should be interpreted in their stated context instead of being treated as perfectly interchangeable.
What to do
- Read the source and reference year for each metric.
- Do not compare unlike methodologies blindly.
- Use the linked publisher for methodological details.
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