City profile

San Miguelito, Panama

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for San Miguelito, Panama.

Indicator year 2015L. Amer. & the CaribbeanHIC

Municipal waste generated367.9kg per person · 2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage72%2015 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

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 · 2015 · reported material shares

Food and organics37.5%

Paper and cardboard19.7%

Plastic13.5%

Garden and green waste12.0%

Textiles6.6%

Metal5.6%

Glass3.3%

Other materials1.9%

Rubber and leather0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2015 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Controlled landfill100%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo