City profile

Rosario, Argentina

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Rosario, Argentina.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated277.4kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate2%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill93.9%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 organics58.4%

Paper and cardboard13.5%

Plastic11.7%

Other materials11.5%

Glass4.9%

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

Sanitary landfill93.9%

Composting4.1%

Recycling in treatment mix2.0%

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes