City profile

Dhaka, Bangladesh

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Indicator year 2019S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated266.4kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage89%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate10%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste11%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping74.5%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics81.1%

Plastic12.4%

Paper and cardboard4.2%

Other materials1.2%

Glass0.9%

Textiles0.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping74.5%

Uncollected11%

Recycling in treatment mix10%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes