City profile

Shanghai, China

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Shanghai, China.

Indicator year 2022E. Asia & PacificUMIC

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

Collection coverage100%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 landfill1.9%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 organics60.4%

Plastic17.6%

Paper and cardboard11.9%

Glass3.6%

Textiles2.9%

Wood2.0%

Metal1.1%

Other materials0.7%

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

Incineration74.6%

Other treatment22.0%

Sanitary landfill1.9%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes