City profile

Sousse, Tunisia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Sousse, Tunisia.

Indicator year 2022Mid. East & N. AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated432.5kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate8%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste10%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics57%

Plastic15.2%

Other materials7.8%

Paper and cardboard7%

Garden and green waste5%

Metal3%

Textiles2.5%

Glass1.5%

Wood1%

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

Controlled landfill82%

Uncollected10%

Recycling in treatment mix8%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo