City profile

Lilongwe, Malawi

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Lilongwe, Malawi.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated219kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage25%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste77.9%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping22.1%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

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Uncollected77.9%

Open dumping22.1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo