City profile

La Paz, Bolivia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for La Paz, Bolivia.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanLMIC

Municipal waste generated248.2kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage96%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste4%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill96%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics63.5%

Diapers and hygiene products11.7%

Plastic8.3%

Paper and cardboard5.7%

Other materials2.7%

Glass2.1%

Textiles1.8%

Garden and green waste1.7%

Metal1.1%

Rubber and leather0.4%

Electrical and electronic waste0.4%

Hazardous waste0.4%

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

Sanitary landfill96%

Uncollected4%

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo