City profile

Guadalajara, Mexico

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Guadalajara, Mexico.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated419.7kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill100%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics47.6%

Other materials17.0%

Garden and green waste11.8%

Plastic8.0%

Glass5.9%

Paper and cardboard4.5%

Textiles2.4%

Metal2.0%

Electrical and electronic waste0.8%

Hazardous waste0.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill100%

Primary collectionBlock collection: waste collector rings bells or notifies residents to bring waste to the collection vehicle

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo