City profile

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Indicator year 2018E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated563.6kg per person · 2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage67%2018 · 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 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics35%

Paper and cardboard22%

Metal14%

Plastic11%

Glass6%

Other materials6%

Textiles3%

Garden and green waste1%

Rubber and leather1%

Hazardous waste1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo