The disparity is even more striking if you look at the figures per capita. The US generates almost 3 times as much waste per capital as China. China has 4.25x

The disparity is even more striking if you look at the figures per capita. The US generates almost 3 times as much waste per capital as China. China has 4.25x as much 'capita' as the US, so in absolute terms they produce more. I'll grant that the disparity is "more striking" if you phrase it in a way that obscures the full details. In fairness, you're right that exporting garbage is bad, and we all need to be producing less of it.