City profile

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.

Indicator year 2021Mid. East & N. AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping98%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

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Open dumping98%

Composting2%

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

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo