City profile

Tehran, Iran, Islamic Rep.

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Tehran, Iran, Islamic Rep..

Indicator year 2022Mid. East & N. AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated267.5kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate40%2022 · 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 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics71.2%

Paper and cardboard9.6%

Plastic7.2%

Textiles3.6%

Metal2.5%

Wood1.8%

Glass1.6%

Other materials1.6%

Rubber and leather0.6%

Hazardous waste0.3%

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

Controlled landfill45%

Recycling in treatment mix40%

Composting15%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo