City profile

Bogotá, Colombia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bogotá, Colombia.

Indicator year 2023L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated335.8kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill100%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Metal86%

Food and organics56%

Other materials16.5%

Paper and cardboard11.1%

Wood10.1%

Plastic9.7%

Textiles6.7%

Glass3.9%

Hazardous waste0.2%

Electrical and electronic waste0.1%

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

Sanitary landfill100%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo