City profile

Pohnpei, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Pohnpei, Micronesia, Fed. Sts..

Indicator year 2022E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated463.9kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage18.9%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate0.7%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste33.2%2022 · 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 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics29.4%

Plastic15.8%

Other materials13.3%

Paper and cardboard10.2%

Diapers and hygiene products10.1%

Metal8.1%

Garden and green waste5.5%

Textiles3.6%

Rubber and leather2.1%

Glass1.9%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified49.8%

Uncollected33.2%

Unaccounted16.3%

Recycling in treatment mix0.7%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo