City profile

Bamako, Mali

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bamako, Mali.

Indicator year 2017Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated102.2kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage54%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste46%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping32.4%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Other materials43%

Food and organics36%

Plastic10%

Textiles6%

Paper and cardboard4%

Hazardous waste1%

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

Uncollected46%

Open dumping32.4%

Unaccounted21.6%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorDecentralized/Community

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo