US is the no. 1 polluter in the world

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Well all of them I guess. It becomes difficult when defining how they relate to each other and what about radioactive stuff, is that more dangerous then say several hundred tons of plastic waste etc.

I think what also has to be looked at here is how wealthy the country is, how can they afford to put into antipollution technologies and policies and what is the track record of that country. If say China has passed the US a couple years ago, that still means that the US has been no. 1 for decades before that, right?

I can not say for sure US was #1 for decades before China because I find lists and articles that show other countries as the leaders in pollution. I did find the US number one for radioactive waste and taking the number one spot.