City profile

Accra, Ghana

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Accra, Ghana.

Indicator year 2020Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage40%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate6.8%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste23%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics53.9%

Other materials21.2%

Plastic16.2%

Paper and cardboard8.8%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified67.7%

Uncollected23%

Recycling in treatment mix6.8%

Refuse-derived fuel1.3%

Composting1.2%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorMetropolitan

Collection modelMetropolitan

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo