City profile

Mandalay, Myanmar

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Mandalay, Myanmar.

Indicator year 2019E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated346.8kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage85%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate13.6%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste8.1%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill39.1%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Food and organics64%

Plastic14%

Paper and cardboard6%

Other materials6%

Textiles4%

Wood3%

Glass2%

Metal1%

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

Controlled landfill39.1%

Sanitary landfill39.1%

Recycling in treatment mix13.6%

Uncollected8.1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes