City profile

Santiago De Chile, Chile

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Santiago De Chile, Chile.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanHIC

Municipal waste generated27.4kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage99.5%2022 · 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 landfill97.9%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Food and organics49.0%

Other materials14.1%

Plastic11.6%

Paper and cardboard10.8%

Glass10.1%

Metal4.5%

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

Sanitary landfill97.9%

Controlled landfill2.1%

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 rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo