City profile

Guayaquil, Ecuador

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated657kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

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 organics51.7%

Plastic23.5%

Paper and cardboard13.0%

Other materials8.6%

Glass2.4%

Metal0.9%

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

Sanitary landfill100%

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

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNot reported

Information systemNot reported