City profile

Bangkok, Thailand

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bangkok, Thailand.

Indicator year 2023E. Asia & PacificUMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage91%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate20.5%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste9%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics42.7%

Plastic14.9%

Paper and cardboard12.1%

Garden and green waste6.9%

Glass6.6%

Other materials6.0%

Textiles4.7%

Metal3.5%

Rubber and leather2.6%

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

Landfill, unspecified79.5%

Recycling in treatment mix20.5%

Uncollected9%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemYes