City profile

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.

Indicator year 2017E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated404.4kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage97.5%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill68.6%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported material shares

Food and organics59.2%

Plastic10.9%

Paper and cardboard6.4%

Other materials5.8%

Metal5.5%

Textiles4%

Glass2.6%

Rubber and leather2.6%

Wood2.4%

Diapers and hygiene products0.6%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill68.6%

Composting24.5%

Incineration5.7%

Unaccounted1.2%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo