City profile

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated504.4kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage98%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate1.4%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill95.5%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics45%

Other materials18%

Paper and cardboard15.6%

Plastic15.4%

Glass4.3%

Metal1.3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill95.5%

Unaccounted3.0%

Recycling in treatment mix1.4%

Incineration0.1%

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

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes