City profile

Buenos Aires, Argentina

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated365kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics41.6%

Plastic18.8%

Paper and cardboard13.1%

Diapers and hygiene products11.1%

Other materials6.3%

Glass4.3%

Garden and green waste2.9%

Metal2.0%

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

No published split is available for this profile.

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorRegional/Provincial/State

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes