City profile

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

Indicator year 2022E. Asia & PacificHIC

Municipal waste generated742.4kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate2.4%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill97.6%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Paper and cardboard28.7%

Other materials27.4%

Plastic17.6%

Food and organics15.6%

Metal5.9%

Glass4.8%

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

Sanitary landfill97.6%

Recycling in treatment mix2.4%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes