City profile

Gaza city, West Bank and Gaza

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Gaza city, West Bank and Gaza.

Indicator year 2019Mid. East & N. AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated255.5kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage97%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste10%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping32.4%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill57.6%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Food and organics56.6%

Other materials17.7%

Plastic13.9%

Paper and cardboard7.6%

Metal2.3%

Glass2.0%

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

Sanitary landfill57.6%

Open dumping32.4%

Uncollected10%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelIntermunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo