City profile

Sao Paulo, Brazil

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated359.5kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage99%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste1%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill98.2%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 organics47%

Other materials23%

Paper and cardboard16%

Plastic10%

Glass1%

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

Sanitary landfill98.2%

Uncollected1.0%

Other treatment0.8%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes