City profile

Kabul, Afghanistan

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Kabul, Afghanistan.

Indicator year 2021S. AsiaLIC

Municipal waste generated233.6kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage52.5%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste47.5%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping44.6%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics52.2%

Other materials17.7%

Plastic10.5%

Textiles5.4%

Paper and cardboard4.6%

Wood4.2%

Glass2.6%

Rubber and leather1.8%

Hazardous waste0.6%

Metal0.4%

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

Uncollected47.5%

Open dumping44.6%

Unaccounted7.9%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo