City profile

Vava'u, Tonga

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Vava'u, Tonga.

Indicator year 2011E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated171.2kg per person · 2011 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage32.5%2011 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate5.1%2011 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste67.5%2011 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2011 · reported material shares

Food and organics34.8%

Plastic19.3%

Paper and cardboard14.9%

Other materials13.2%

Metal12.2%

Glass5.6%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2011 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected67.5%

Controlled landfill27.4%

Recycling in treatment mix5.1%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo