City profile

Quito, Ecuador

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Quito, Ecuador.

Indicator year 2023L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated274.5kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage98.5%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate0.3%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill99.7%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics63.4%

Diapers and hygiene products11.4%

Plastic10.4%

Paper and cardboard6.4%

Other materials2.7%

Glass1.8%

Textiles1.7%

Metal1.2%

Electrical and electronic waste0.4%

Rubber and leather0.3%

Wood0.3%

Hazardous waste0.2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill99.7%

Recycling in treatment mix0.3%

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

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo