City profile

Manila, Philippines

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Manila, Philippines.

Indicator year 2020E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage95.8%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste4.2%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill60%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics42.8%

Other materials26.7%

Plastic17.8%

Hazardous waste12.8%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill60%

Uncollected4.2%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo