City profile

Harare, Zimbabwe

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

Indicator year 2023Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated105.1kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage63%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate5.4%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste30%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping48.6%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics31.3%

Paper and cardboard25.2%

Plastic15.6%

Wood8.6%

Other materials4.6%

Electrical and electronic waste4.1%

Garden and green waste3.6%

Metal3.6%

Glass3.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping48.6%

Uncollected30%

Unaccounted16%

Recycling in treatment mix5.4%

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

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo