City profile

Port Vila, Vanuatu

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Indicator year 2014E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated680.7kg per person · 2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage70.6%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate0.2%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste12%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill70.4%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported material shares

Food and organics36%

Plastic19%

Other materials14%

Garden and green waste13%

Metal8%

Paper and cardboard5%

Glass2%

Textiles2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill70.4%

Unaccounted17.1%

Uncollected12%

Composting0.3%

Recycling in treatment mix0.2%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelIntermunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo