City profile

Santa Ana, El Salvador

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Santa Ana, El Salvador.

Indicator years varyL. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated343.1kg per person · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage70%World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

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

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported material shares

Food and organics50.5%

Plastic19.4%

Other materials11.9%

Glass6.7%

Paper and cardboard5.4%

Textiles4.5%

Metal1.1%

Rubber and leather0.6%

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

Sanitary landfill100%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNot reported

Information systemNot reported