City profile

San Pedro Sula, Honduras

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Indicator year 2013L. Amer. & the CaribbeanLMIC

Municipal waste generated331.1kg per person · 2013 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage90%2013 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · geographical 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 · 2013 · reported material shares

Food and organics21.1%

Plastic15.0%

Paper and cardboard12.3%

Metal10.1%

Other materials10.1%

Textiles9.8%

Glass9.3%

Wood7.5%

Rubber and leather4.9%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2013 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Controlled landfill100%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo