City profile

Funafuti, Tuvalu

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Indicator year 2019E. Asia & PacificUMIC

Municipal waste generated163.2kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics28.6%

Other materials17.9%

Plastic13.9%

Metal12.6%

Paper and cardboard10.0%

Glass6.7%

Hazardous waste3.9%

Diapers and hygiene products3.7%

Electrical and electronic waste1.8%

Rubber and leather1.0%

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

Unaccounted65.2%

Composting34.8%

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

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelNational

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo