City profile

Ottawa, Canada

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Ottawa, Canada.

Indicator year 2015N. Amer.HIC

Municipal waste generated861kg per person · 2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate18.3%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill52.9%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Paper and cardboard37.4%

Other materials18.8%

Food and organics18.2%

Garden and green waste7.2%

Metal6.2%

Plastic5.6%

Glass3.4%

Wood3.3%

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

Sanitary landfill52.9%

Composting28.7%

Recycling in treatment mix18.3%

Unaccounted0.0%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMetropolitan

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo