City profile

Gaborone, Botswana

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Gaborone, Botswana.

Indicator year 2011Sub-Saharan AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated255.5kg per person · 2011 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage80%2011 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

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 · 2011 · reported material shares

Paper and cardboard30%

Food and organics25%

Plastic15%

Garden and green waste10%

Metal6%

Other materials6%

Glass5%

Textiles3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2011 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo