City profile

Tripoli, Libya

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Tripoli, Libya.

Indicator year 2012Mid. East & N. AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated240.9kg per person · 2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage70%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate2.1%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste30%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping62.3%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2012 · reported material shares

Food and organics36.3%

Plastic18.6%

Paper and cardboard15.3%

Textiles11.5%

Other materials8%

Metal6.7%

Glass3.5%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2012 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping62.3%

Uncollected30%

Composting5.6%

Recycling in treatment mix2.1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo