City profile

Algiers, Algeria

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Algiers, Algeria.

Indicator year 2017Mid. East & N. AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated353kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage85%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste15%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill80%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported material shares

Food and organics54.4%

Plastic16.9%

Textiles12.6%

Paper and cardboard9.8%

Metal2.8%

Other materials2.4%

Glass1.2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill80%

Uncollected15%

Unaccounted5%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorRegional/Provincial/State

Collection modelNational

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo