City profile

South Tarawa, Kiribati

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for South Tarawa, Kiribati.

Indicator year 2014E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated134.3kg per person · 2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage38%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate1%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste61%2014 · 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 · 2014 · reported material shares

Food and organics65.4%

Paper and cardboard11.7%

Other materials6.4%

Plastic6.2%

Metal6.0%

Diapers and hygiene products2.2%

Glass1.2%

Wood0.4%

Hazardous waste0.3%

Textiles0.1%

Electrical and electronic waste0.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected61%

Landfill, unspecified38%

Recycling in treatment mix1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo