City profile

Eldoret, Kenya

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Eldoret, Kenya.

Indicator year 2015Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage55%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste45%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping40%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2015 · reported material shares

Other materials25.7%

Food and organics25.3%

Garden and green waste24.2%

Plastic9.8%

Glass5.8%

Metal4.8%

Paper and cardboard4.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2015 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected45%

Open dumping40%

Other treatment15%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo