City profile

Gweru, Zimbabwe

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Indicator years varySub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste12.9%World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping32.6%World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Unaccounted52.6%

Open dumping32.6%

Uncollected12.9%

Landfill, unspecified1.2%

Incineration0.7%

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

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo