City profile

Bergen, Norway

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bergen, Norway.

Indicator year 2014Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate46.4%2014 · 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 · 2014 · reported material shares

Food and organics20%

Paper and cardboard18%

Wood14%

Other materials14%

Plastic8%

Garden and green waste8%

Metal5%

Electrical and electronic waste5%

Glass4%

Textiles4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Recycling in treatment mix46.4%

Incineration39.1%

Other treatment14.5%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorRegional/Provincial/State

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes