City profile

Istanbul, Türkiye

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Istanbul, Türkiye.

Indicator year 2022Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated412.1kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate3%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill75%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Food and organics48%

Other materials16%

Plastic12%

Paper and cardboard7%

Glass5%

Textiles5%

Diapers and hygiene products5%

Metal1%

Hazardous waste1%

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

Sanitary landfill75%

Incineration15%

Unaccounted6%

Recycling in treatment mix3%

Anaerobic digestion1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemYes