City profile

Athens, Greece

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Athens, Greece.

Indicator year 2020Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated467.9kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate2.2%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

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 organics41.1%

Paper and cardboard21.1%

Plastic14.1%

Garden and green waste5%

Glass4.2%

Other materials4%

Wood3.2%

Metal2.8%

Textiles2.2%

Electrical and electronic waste2.2%

Hazardous waste0.1%

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

Landfill, unspecified57.2%

Composting40.5%

Recycling in treatment mix2.2%

Other treatment0.1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo