City profile

Oslo, Norway

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Oslo, Norway.

Indicator year 2019Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate37%2019 · 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 · 2019 · reported material shares

Other materials28.7%

Food and organics28.1%

Wood13.4%

Plastic8.7%

Paper and cardboard7.3%

Glass4.7%

Textiles3.3%

Hazardous waste3.2%

Garden and green waste1.9%

Electrical and electronic waste0.6%

Metal0.2%

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

Incineration57%

Recycling in treatment mix37%

Unaccounted3.4%

Other treatment2.6%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo