City profile

Delhi, India

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Delhi, India.

Indicator year 2022S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated246.7kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste11%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping29.8%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics47.4%

Other materials29.2%

Plastic9.2%

Paper and cardboard8.1%

Textiles4.5%

Glass1.0%

Metal0.5%

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

Incineration43.7%

Open dumping29.8%

Uncollected11%

Composting10.3%

Unaccounted5.2%

Anaerobic digestion0%

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 modelIntermunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes