City profile

Upolu (Apia), Samoa

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Upolu (Apia), Samoa.

Indicator year 2020E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated122.6kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage61%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill65%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Plastic25%

Food and organics24%

Paper and cardboard23%

Metal11%

Diapers and hygiene products9%

Textiles5%

Glass3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill65%

Unaccounted35%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelOther

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo