City profile

Rome, Italy

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Rome, Italy.

Indicator years varyEur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

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 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics34%

Paper and cardboard33%

Other materials14%

Glass10%

Plastic9%

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

Mechanical-biological treatment61.5%

Other treatment38.5%

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

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelMetropolitan

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo