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África do Sul

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for África do Sul.

Municipal waste generated127.3kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value
Cobertura da recolha57.3%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage
Municipal recycling rate8.4%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share
Uncollected waste31.4%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share
Deposição a céu abertoSem valor publicado
Aterro sanitárioSem valor publicado

Composição dos resíduos

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Alimentos e orgânicos30.1%
Outros materiais24.8%
Metal18.0%
Vidro12.3%
Papel e cartão9.9%
Plástico5.0%

Tratamento e eliminação

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Aterro, não especificado60.2%
Não recolhido31.4%
Reciclagem no conjunto de tratamento8.4%
Outro tratamento0.1%

Quadro nacional de resíduos

National waste lawSim
National waste planNational Waste Management Strategy 2020
Responsible institutionDepartment of Environmental Affairs & the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Responsabilidade alargada do produtorSim
EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place
Deposit-return systemNão reportado

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