City profile

Alajuela, Costa Rica

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Indicator year 2018L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated324.8kg per person · 2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill100%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics51.1%

Other materials19.4%

Plastic13.6%

Paper and cardboard7.9%

Textiles4.2%

Electrical and electronic waste2.4%

Metal1.1%

Hazardous waste0.4%

Glass0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill100%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo