City profile

Moscow, Russian Federation

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Moscow, Russian Federation.

Indicator year 2015Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate6.7%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2015 · reported material shares

Food and organics24.7%

Paper and cardboard24.3%

Plastic16.2%

Other materials12.8%

Glass11.4%

Textiles3.6%

Diapers and hygiene products2.6%

Metal2%

Wood1.7%

Rubber and leather0.7%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2015 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified83.6%

Incineration9.7%

Recycling in treatment mix6.7%

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

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo