City profile

Podgorica, Montenegro

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Podgorica, Montenegro.

Indicator year 2021Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated444.2kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage86.3%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics36.8%

Paper and cardboard19.9%

Plastic14.7%

Other materials6.8%

Diapers and hygiene products5.7%

Glass5.5%

Garden and green waste5.3%

Wood2.9%

Textiles1.6%

Metal0.7%

Rubber and leather0.1%

Electrical and electronic waste0.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemYes