City profile

Lusaka, Zambia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Lusaka, Zambia.

Indicator year 2022Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated182.5kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage35%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate8.8%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste65%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill26.1%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Other materials48%

Food and organics39%

Plastic7%

Paper and cardboard3%

Glass2%

Metal1%

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

Uncollected65%

Sanitary landfill26.1%

Recycling in treatment mix8.8%

Incineration0.1%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo