City profile

Pune, India

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Pune, India.

Indicator year 2021S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated264.3kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate5.2%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste12.5%2021 · 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 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics76.0%

Paper and cardboard7.9%

Plastic7.5%

Diapers and hygiene products3.0%

Other materials1.9%

Textiles1.8%

Glass1.4%

Metal0.5%

Electrical and electronic waste0.1%

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

Other treatment22.3%

Refuse-derived fuel17.2%

Composting15.4%

Uncollected12.5%

Mechanical-biological treatment10.3%

Incineration10.3%

Anaerobic digestion6.9%

Recycling in treatment mix5.2%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo