City profile

Asuncion, Paraguay

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Asuncion, Paraguay.

Indicator year 2019L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated445.3kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage92%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics36.3%

Garden and green waste24.1%

Plastic12.1%

Paper and cardboard7.3%

Other materials5.9%

Diapers and hygiene products5.3%

Glass2.8%

Electrical and electronic waste1.6%

Textiles1.5%

Rubber and leather0.9%

Metal0.8%

Hazardous waste0.8%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo