City profile

Bujumbura, Burundi

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Bujumbura, Burundi.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated255.5kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage46%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste54%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping46%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics85%

Plastic10%

Glass5%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected54%

Open dumping46%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo