City profile

Bristol, United Kingdom

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bristol, United Kingdom.

Indicator year 2022Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated411kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate47.3%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill1.5%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics31.4%

Paper and cardboard18.7%

Other materials15.4%

Plastic11.9%

Glass9.3%

Garden and green waste6.0%

Metal3.2%

Textiles3.0%

Electrical and electronic waste0.6%

Hazardous waste0.6%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Incineration51.2%

Recycling in treatment mix47.3%

Sanitary landfill1.5%

Unaccounted0.1%

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

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelOther

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes