City profile

Kampala, Uganda

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Kampala, Uganda.

Indicator year 2017Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage60%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate3.6%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste40%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Other materials46%

Food and organics43%

Plastic6%

Paper and cardboard2%

Diapers and hygiene products2%

Textiles1%

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

Controlled landfill54%

Uncollected40%

Recycling in treatment mix3.6%

Unaccounted2.4%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo