City profile

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Indicator year 2023Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated163.2kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate0.3%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping98.5%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 organics33.6%

Paper and cardboard25%

Plastic16.8%

Other materials15.5%

Glass5.7%

Metal3.4%

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

Open dumping98.5%

Other treatment1.2%

Recycling in treatment mix0.3%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo