City profile

Toyama, Japan

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Toyama, Japan.

Indicator year 2022E. Asia & PacificHIC

Municipal waste generated369.4kg 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 rate9%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill0.7%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Paper and cardboard32.1%

Food and organics29.5%

Plastic18.4%

Other materials11.6%

Textiles3.1%

Metal2.2%

Glass1.6%

Wood1.0%

Rubber and leather0.3%

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

Incineration77.4%

Recycling in treatment mix9.0%

Refuse-derived fuel5.3%

Mechanical-biological treatment4.9%

Composting2.8%

Sanitary landfill0.7%

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes