City profile

Monrovia, Liberia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Monrovia, Liberia.

Indicator year 2016Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated122.3kg per person · 2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage35.3%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste64.7%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping35.3%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2016 · reported material shares

Food and organics45%

Other materials29%

Plastic11%

Paper and cardboard7%

Textiles5%

Glass1%

Metal1%

Hazardous waste1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2016 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected64.7%

Open dumping35.3%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo