City profile

Karachi, Pakistan

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Karachi, Pakistan.

Indicator year 2020S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated289.4kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage60%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste40%2020 · 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 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics26.1%

Garden and green waste17%

Other materials13.7%

Diapers and hygiene products9.8%

Paper and cardboard8%

Plastic8%

Textiles7.6%

Glass5.6%

Wood3.1%

Metal1.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified60%

Uncollected40%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo