City profile

Bucharest, Romania

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bucharest, Romania.

Indicator year 2018Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated546kg per person · 2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate24.8%2018 · 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 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics38.4%

Other materials19.4%

Paper and cardboard16%

Plastic15%

Glass5.2%

Textiles3.7%

Metal1.4%

Wood0.5%

Hazardous waste0.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified67.7%

Recycling in treatment mix24.8%

Composting5.4%

Unaccounted2.1%

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