City profile

Freetown, Sierra Leone

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Indicator year 2023Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated211.7kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste67%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping33%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics78%

Plastic13%

Other materials4%

Glass3%

Metal2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected67%

Open dumping33%

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

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo