City profile

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Indicator year 2013L. Amer. & the CaribbeanLMIC

Municipal waste generated241.6kg per person · 2013 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage90%2013 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · geographical coverage

Municipal recycling rate9%2013 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2013 · reported material shares

Food and organics46.8%

Paper and cardboard26%

Plastic18.5%

Textiles5.5%

Glass1.6%

Metal1%

Rubber and leather0.6%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2013 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Controlled landfill91%

Recycling in treatment mix9%

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

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo