City profile

Ahmedabad, India

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Ahmedabad, India.

Indicator year 2023S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated208.4kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage97.6%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate8%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste2.5%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping90%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics35%

Paper and cardboard23%

Garden and green waste15%

Other materials14%

Plastic7%

Textiles3%

Glass2%

Metal2%

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

Open dumping90%

Recycling in treatment mix8%

Uncollected2.5%

Controlled landfill2%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo