City profile

Johannesburg, South Africa

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Johannesburg, South Africa.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated295.3kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage86%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate11.5%2021 · 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 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics34%

Plastic19%

Other materials18%

Paper and cardboard12%

Glass9%

Metal5%

Textiles3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified88.5%

Recycling in treatment mix11.5%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo