City profile

Kathmandu, Nepal

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Kathmandu, Nepal.

Indicator year 2022S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated235.1kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage90%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste10%2022 · 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 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics70.9%

Plastic9.2%

Paper and cardboard8.2%

Glass3.8%

Textiles3.6%

Other materials2.2%

Metal1.7%

Rubber and leather0.5%

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

Other treatment90%

Uncollected10%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo