City profile

Novi Sad, Serbia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Novi Sad, Serbia.

Indicator year 2023Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated636.2kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage98%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate18%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste4%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics37.6%

Plastic12.7%

Garden and green waste12.1%

Paper and cardboard11.5%

Other materials9.9%

Glass5.4%

Textiles5.3%

Diapers and hygiene products3.7%

Metal1.4%

Rubber and leather0.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Refuse-derived fuel30.4%

Mechanical-biological treatment29.7%

Recycling in treatment mix18%

Landfill, unspecified15.1%

Uncollected4%

Composting2.8%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo