City profile

Helsinki, Finland

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Helsinki, Finland.

Indicator year 2022Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate46%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics40%

Other materials15.4%

Plastic14%

Paper and cardboard11%

Textiles6%

Garden and green waste4%

Glass3%

Metal3%

Wood2%

Electrical and electronic waste1%

Hazardous waste0.6%

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

Incineration54%

Recycling in treatment mix46%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesNot reported

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo