City profile

Majuro, Marshall Islands

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Majuro, Marshall Islands.

Indicator year 2019E. Asia & PacificUMIC

Municipal waste generated515.7kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage82.7%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate8.8%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping80.4%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics34.0%

Paper and cardboard20.5%

Plastic15.8%

Metal9.6%

Diapers and hygiene products9.5%

Textiles4.6%

Glass3.2%

Other materials2.3%

Rubber and leather0.5%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping80.4%

Unaccounted10.8%

Recycling in treatment mix8.8%

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

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo