City profile

Honiara, Solomon Islands

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Indicator year 2019E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated135.8kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage56%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics47.2%

Plastic16.4%

Metal10.5%

Diapers and hygiene products8.1%

Glass6.5%

Paper and cardboard6.1%

Other materials5.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified100%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo