City profile

Copenhagen, Denmark

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Copenhagen, Denmark.

Indicator year 2022Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated415kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate45%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill2%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 organics41%

Other materials19%

Paper and cardboard13%

Plastic10%

Garden and green waste7%

Textiles4%

Glass3%

Metal2%

Hazardous waste1%

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

Incineration53%

Recycling in treatment mix45%

Sanitary landfill2%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo