City profile

Pokhara, Nepal

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Pokhara, Nepal.

Indicator year 2019S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated127.7kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage84.1%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate11.5%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste15.9%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping46.7%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics65%

Plastic19%

Paper and cardboard6%

Glass4%

Metal2%

Textiles2%

Other materials1%

Rubber and leather0%

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

Open dumping46.7%

Composting25.8%

Uncollected15.9%

Recycling in treatment mix11.5%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNot reported

Information systemNot reported