City profile

San José, Costa Rica

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for San José, Costa Rica.

Indicator year 2018L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated416.1kg per person · 2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage99.5%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill100%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics48.8%

Paper and cardboard20.6%

Plastic17.7%

Textiles4.1%

Other materials3.8%

Glass2.9%

Metal2.1%

Electrical and electronic waste0%

Hazardous waste0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill100%

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 rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo